Palestinian Resistance confronts IOF in Jenin, Tulkarm for 8th day

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Al Mayadeen
5 Sep 2024 21:58
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Palestinian Resistance groups say that they have engaged in intense battles with Israeli occupation forces.

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Israeli occupation forces storm Jenin city and camp after military bulldozers destroyed the streets in May 2024. (AFP)

Israeli occupation forces have continued their storming of villages, cities, and refugee camps across the occupied West Bank, met with resistance from Palestinian youth and fighters defending their communities.

Meanwhile, the Israeli invasion of Jenin and Tulkarm has entered its eighth consecutive day, resulting in widespread devastation to civilian infrastructure and Palestinian private property, including homes and vehicles. Additionally, the ongoing blockade on the cities and their refugee camps continues to cut off access to essential supplies such as food, water, and medicine.

The Mujahideen Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Mujahideen Movement, announced the detonating of an IED in an Israeli bulldozer on Abu al-Asal Street in the Jenin refugee camp, confirming that a direct hit was achieved.

For their part, the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades - Jenin confirmed that its Resistance fighters engaged in fierce confrontations with Israeli occupation forces in the al-Hadaf neighborhood using machine guns and explosive devices.

Earlier today, the al-Quds Brigades - Tulkarm said in a statement that it was involved in intense battles with invading Israeli forces on various fronts in the city's refugee camp, leading to Israeli forces deploying reinforcements in the camp.

Al Mayadeen's correspondent in the West Bank reported that IOF demolished a house in the Tulkarm camp using explosives, igniting nearby homes and leading to cases of suffocation among residents due to the smoke and fire.

The Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas described the ongoing Israeli aggression on the occupied West Bank, "particularly in Jenin and Tulkarm," as part of a "genocidal campaign waged by the extremist Zionist government against our people in Gaza and the West Bank," which is aimed at displacing Palestinians from their land and eliminating their cause.

The Resistance group also stressed that today's Israeli attack on the Al-Fara camp south of Tubas, and the martyrdom of six Palestinians due to ongoing airstrikes, are war crimes."

"These heinous crimes of murder, terror, and destruction of property will not succeed in breaking the will of our people in the occupied West Bank, nor will they deter our steadfast Resistance from fulfilling its role in defending our people and cause."

The movement also praised "the courageous fighters and rebellious youth who bravely confront the criminal [Israeli] war machine" in the streets of towns, camps, and cities across the West Bank, commending the popular support shown by "our heroic people for the Resistance and its mission."

Settlers' attacks continue

The Palestinian news agency WAFA reported on Thursday that Israeli forces surrounded the al-Ansar Mosque in the Jenin refugee camp with several military vehicles.

Local sources confirmed that IOF forced families living near the mosque to evacuate their homes, stating their intention to demolish it. The al-Ansar Mosque was previously bombed by Israeli forces in October 2023.

The Palestinian Red Crescent reported that one Palestinian was wounded after being shot by Israeli occupation forces besieging a home in the village of Kafr Qud, west of Jenin.

Israeli settlers have also intensified their attacks on Palestinians and their villages, with several homes attacked on Thursday in the village of Birin, southeast of al-Khalil in southern West Bank.