The Israeli military operation in the Jenin refugee camp has escalated tensions in the West Bank, forcing hundreds to flee. Residents, including 65-year-old Saleh Ammar, describe a devastating scene with bulldozers and intense military presence. The operation, named 'Iron Wall', follows a brief ceasefire in Gaza and aims to target Palestinian militants. Ammar highlighted struggles with the Israeli forces and the Palestinian Authority's actions that have led to further violence in the area, leaving inhabitants caught in a cycle of conflict and fear for their safety and well-being.
Most of the camp's residents were forced out... I had to argue to retrieve my wife's medication, she has high blood pressure and diabetes.
Ammar accused forces affiliated to the Palestinian Authority of shooting at residents of the refugee camp before Israeli forces entered.
Israeli officials have labelled the latest escalation in the West Bank as part of a shift in the aims of the war that began in October 2023.
The operation was intended to prevent militants from regrouping, and attacking Israeli civilians.
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