October-November 2023 Jenin incursion
Part of the 2023 Israel–Hamas war

Location of the city of Jenin in the state of Palestine
Date12 October 2023 – present (1 month and 3 weeks)
Location
Jenin, West Bank, State of Palestine
Status Ongoing
Belligerents
 Israel Hamas[1]
 Palestinian Islamic Jihad[2]
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine PFLP[3]
Other militants
Units involved
 Israel Defense Forces Hamas Al-Qassam Brigades
 Al-Quds Brigades[2]
Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades[2]
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades
Casualties and losses
Unknown 36 killed[lower-alpha 1]
Multiple detained[1]
17+ wounded[1]
Other incursions

Over the course of October and November 2023, Israeli forces mounted multiple ground incursions into Jenin in the West Bank, accompanied by aistrikes.

Background

The attacks came against a backdrop of rising violence across the West Bank following the advent of the 2023 Israel–Hamas war.[4] The Jenin refugee camp is a prominent centre of Palestinian militant activity, and the Jenin Brigades has been a long-term focus of Israeli military operations.[4]

Attacks

On 12 October 2023, Israel raided Jenin in the West Bank, detaining a single Hamas fighter and injuring others.[1][5] On 14 October 2023, Israel launched an invasion of the city, killing multiple people.[6][7][8]

On 22 October 2023, an airstrike conducted by Israel Defense Forces struck the Al-Ansar Mosque located in Jenin in the West Bank, causing extensive damage to the mosque, killing two people and injuring three more.[4][9][10]

The IDF claimed that Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad had been operating from a compound underneath the mosque.[9][10][4] The IDF did not confirm the means by which the strike had been performed, but Israeli media reported that it was a fighter jet. If confirmed, it would be only the second time a fighter jet struck a target in the West Bank in two decades.[10][11]

The Palestinian foreign ministry called the attack a "dangerous escalation in the use of warplanes", and noted its concern over the transfer of tactics deployed in the Gaza Strip to the West Bank.[12]

Israeli forces also stepped up their attacks in other parts of the West Bank the same night, with other operations killing five other Palestinians the same night in Qabatiya, Tammun, and Nablus, bringing the total number of those killed in the West Bank since 7 October up to 90 people, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.[9]

Ayser Mohammad Al-Amer, a senior commander of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad was killed during a clash with IDF in the Jenin refugee camp according to a report published on 27 October.[13]

On October 30, Israeli forces once again raided Jenin and engaged in fighting, with two Palestinians reported to have been killed.[14]

On November 17 the IDF clashed with Al-Quds Brigades and Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades militants in Jenin over several hours.[2] Five persons including three Hamas fighters and two Palestinians were killed.[15][16]

On November 29 the IDF further clashed with PIJ militants in Jenin. Two PIJ militants killed in clashes.[17] Additionally, 14-year old Basel Abu Al-Wafa and 8-year old Adam Al-Ghool were shot dead by Israeli forces. CCTV footage depicting the killings show Basel Abu Al-Wafa being shot at multiple times, sustaining mortal wounds while 8-year old Adam Al-Ghool was killed with a shot to the head.[18] [19]

See also

Notes

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Israeli army raids West Bank city of Jenin". www.aa.com.tr. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "IRAN UPDATE, NOVEMBER 17, 2023".
  3. ↑ https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/military-says-2-senior-terror-operatives-killed-in-west-bank-operation/
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Israel strikes militant compound under West Bank mosque, military says". Reuters. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "IDF clashes with terrorists in Jenin overnight". The Jerusalem Post. 12 October 2023. Archived from the original on 15 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "عاجل مراسل #الجزيرة: قوات الاحتلال الإسرائيلي تقتحم مدينة جنين شمالي الضفة الغربية" (Post on 𝕏). 𝕏. Al Jazeera. 14 October 2023. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "Israeli Occupation Forces raid Jenin". Roya News. 15 October 2023. Archived from the original on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  8. ↑ Moamar, Ahmed (15 October 2023). "Violent Clashes Broke Out between Palestinians, and Israeli soldiers in Jenin, Qalandia Refugee Camps Today". Sada Elbalad English. Archived from the original on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  9. 1 2 3 "Israel strikes mosque in occupied West Bank refugee camp". Al Jazeera. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  10. 1 2 3 "Israel carries out air strike on West Bank city Jenin". BBC.
  11. ↑ "Israel targets mosque in rare West Bank airstrike". NBC.
  12. ↑ Isabel Kershner and Raja Abdulrahim (22 October 2023). "Israel Strikes West Bank Mosque, Killing Two". New York Times. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  13. ↑ "IDF confirms deadly clashes with gunmen in West Bank raids; 36 arrested". Times of Israel. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  14. ↑ "IDF, Palestinians exchange fire in Jenin, Palestinians report two killed". The Jerusalem Post. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  15. ↑ "Israeli Troops Kill 5 Palestinians, Including 3 Militants, as West Bank Violence Surges". Voice of America. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  16. ↑ camp, the Israeli army in the Jenin refugee; Bank, the occupied West; Nov. 16; Images, 2023-FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty (17 November 2023). "Israel's raid in West Bank leaves several dead following US warning of escalation - Al-Monitor: Independent, trusted coverage of the Middle East". www.al-monitor.com. Retrieved 21 November 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  17. ↑ "Four Palestinians, including two children, killed by Israeli forces in West Bank". Reuters. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  18. ↑ "Two Palestinian boys killed during Israeli raid in West Bank". BBC. 29 November 2023.
  19. ↑ "Israeli forces kill two Palestinian children in occupied West Bank raid". Al Jazeera. 29 November 2023.
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