[News] Palestinians flee as Israel raids Jenin camp in occupied West Bank

[Anti-Imperialist News]

 Palestinians flee as Israel raids Jenin camp in occupied West BankPeople
were allowed a two hour window to flee the clashes which killed 14
Palestinians
[image: Palestinian fighters clashed with Israeli forces attempting to
destroy a street in Jenin]
Palestinian fighters clashed with Israeli forces attempting to destroy a
street in Jenin [Mauricio Morales/Al Jazeera]
Published On 11 Nov 2023
https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2023/11/11/israeli-raids-in-jenin-camp
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Dim torchlights began to flicker as it got dark at 6pm on Thursday – the
electricity had cut out in the afternoon.

Families carrying children picked their way through the streets of the
Jenin refugee camp, attempting to evade crossfire during eight hours of
non-stop shooting and drone attacks that had begun that morning when
Israeli soldiers forced their way in with a large convoy of armoured
vehicles.

After the Israeli army announced via loudspeaker that it would allow a
window of just two hours for civilians to get out, people started to leave.
But nobody knew how long the raid was going to last.

Many families fled to the hospital, looking for safety, while the fighting
spread to the city centre and the Israeli army surrounded the camp.

Even before its big push into Jenin on Thursday, the Israeli army had been
levelling the streets with armoured bulldozers for several days – during
daylight hours and through the night. This was nothing new for the people
of this camp. Since its establishment in 1953, it has been the frequent
subject of raids aimed at destroying infrastructure and arresting
Palestinians.

The latest fighting has left at least 14 Palestinians dead, some of them
fighters. They have been buried among the tombs of other killed fighters
following a large funeral procession on Friday that ended in the Jenin camp
cemetery.
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[image: Daily life in Jenin refugee camps]
Daily life in Jenin refugee camps, where Israeli military raids have
increased since October 7. The Israeli army has destroyed roads and
monuments of killed fighters. [Mauricio Morales/Al Jazeera]
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[image: People walk on a street in Jenin]
People walk on a street in Jenin. [Mauricio Morales/Al Jazeera]
[image: Israeli army raid on the Jenin refugee camp with the objective of
destroying a road]
The Israeli army attempts to destroy a road during its raid on the Jenin
refugee camp. [Mauricio Morales/Al Jazeera]
[image: Palestinian fighters clashed with Israeli forces attempting to
destroy a street in Jenin]
Palestinian fighters clash with Israeli forces attempting to destroy a
street in Jenin. [Mauricio Morales/Al Jazeera]
[image: Funeral of a Palestinian fighter in Jenin]
The funeral of a Palestinian fighter in Jenin. [Mauricio Morales/Al Jazeera]
[image: A child visits the graves of fighters killed in clashes with
Israeli forces in the cemetery of the Jenin refugee camp]
A child visits the graves of fighters killed by Israeli forces, in the
cemetery of the Jenin refugee camp. [Mauricio Morales/Al Jazeera]
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[image: Funeral of a Palestinian fighter in Jenin]
Crowds gather for the funeral of a Palestinian fighter in Jenin. [Mauricio
Morales/Al Jazeera]
[image: Funeral of a Palestinian fighter in Jenin]
The funeral procession for Palestinian fighters in Jenin. [Mauricio
Morales/Al Jazeera]
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