Israeli army ravages Jenin camp, resistance hits back

News Desk - The Cradle 

At least 110 Palestinians have been killed in the occupied West Bank since the start of the Gaza-Israel war

Four Palestinians were killed in the early hours of 27 October as the Israeli military raided the cities of Jenin and Qalqilya in the occupied West Bank. 

“Three young Palestinian men were shot dead, and 12 others were wounded by Israeli gunfire last night as a large contingent of Israeli occupation forces stormed the city of Jenin and the surrounding outskirts,” WAFA news agency reported, citing local and medical sources.

The latest raid in Jenin began shortly after midnight and led to heavy gunfights between resistance fighters and the Israeli army. The three Palestinians killed were identified as resistance fighters, including a commander in the Jenin Brigade of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad's (PIJ) Al-Quds Brigades. 

“Our Mujahideen fought direct and violent clashes and achieved confirmed hits and direct casualties among the enemy’s ranks, placing them in a series of ambushes,” the Jenin Brigade said in a statement. 

The statement added that fighters targeted the troops with several improvised explosive devices (IEDs). 

Israeli bulldozers destroyed large sections of the roads in the Jenin refugee camp as troops carried out search operations and deployed snipers on rooftops. 

Mounds of dirt sealed off the roads leading to the camp. According to WAFA, bulldozers destroyed several streets and damaged the camp’s water supply pipeline. 

Israeli troops raided the West Bank city of Qalqilya early on 27 October, where another young Palestinian was shot and killed during clashes that broke out.

Qassam Abdul Hafez, 26 years old, was also a resistance fighter. 

“The number of Palestinians killed by Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank since October 7 rises to 110, with over 1,900 individuals sustaining injuries,” WAFA said. 

Israeli forces continued their ongoing arrest campaign overnight, detaining dozens of Palestinians in several cities.

The occupied West Bank has emerged as a front in the ongoing war between Israel and Gaza. 

Hamas and PIJ-linked armed groups across the West Bank have been clashing with Israeli forces nearly daily.