cont'd

* Palestinians see intensifying Israeli military presence in area as entrenchment of Israel's 56-year open-ended occupation of the territory

Jenin refugee camp: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenin_refugee_camp
* Palestinian refugee camp located in the of Jenin in northern West Bank
* est. 1953 to house Palestinians who fled or were expelled f. homes during & aftermath of 1948 Palestine War

#JeninRefugeeCamp #Jenin #WestBank #Occupation #Israel #Palestine #apartheid #HumanRights #autonomy #SelfDetermination

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@unrwa

* Jenin camp has a high population density, est. at 33,000/km2 by the UNRWA
* refugees in camp face difficult living conditions, caused in part by Israeli restrictions
* Jenin camp has high unemployment rate compared to rest of West Bank
* many refugees live in substandard shelters, with poor sewage networks
* common shortages in water & electricity

#JeninRefugeeCamp #Jenin #WestBank #Occupation #Israel #Palestine #apartheid #HumanRights #autonomy #SelfDetermination #UNRWA

Addendum 1

Thousands flee West Bank refugee camp after massive Israeli military raid kills 10
In Tel Aviv, Hamas claims responsibility for deliberate vehicle attack by Palestinian driver
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/thousands-flee-west-bank-refugee-camp-after-massive-israeli-military-raid-kills-10-1.6896228

* U.N. spokesperson: "We are alarmed at the scale of air & ground operations taking place in Jenin in the occupied West Bank, & airstrikes hitting a densely populated refugee camp"

#Jenin #WestBank #Occupation #Israel #Palestine #apartheid #HumanRights #autonomy #SelfDetermination

Addendum 2

United Nations: Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia

Israeli Practices towards the Palestinian People and the Question of Apartheid
Palestine and the Israeli Occupation, Issue No. 1

https://oldwebsite.palestine-studies.org/sites/default/files/ESCWA%202017%20%28Richard%20Falk%29%2C%20Apartheid.pdf

Executive Summary

"This report concludes that Israel has established an apartheid regime that dominated the Palestinian people as a whole. ..."

#Jenin #WestBank #Occupation #Israel #Palestine #apartheid #HumanRights #autonomy #SelfDetermination

Addendum 3

Israeli Forces Withdraw From Refugee Camp, Leaving Widespread Destruction
https://truthout.org/video/israeli-forces-withdraw-from-refugee-camp-leaving-widespread-destruction

Israel attacked the Jenin refugee camp this weekend in what some are calling the largest military operation in the occupied West Bank in 20 years.
Palestinian health officials say the massive two-day military offensive killed 12 Palestinians and injured at least 140 more.

#Jenin #WestBank #Occupation #Israel #Palestine #apartheid #HumanRights #autonomy #SelfDetermination

Addendum 4

@socialistproject

Canada Must Take Action Following Israeli Assault on Jenin
https://socialistproject.ca/2023/07/canada-must-take-action-following-israels-assault-on-jenin

* Israeli forces pulled incursion into Jenin refugee camp leaving 12 Palestinians dead incl. 5 teenagers, 1 Israeli soldier (poss. by friendly fire)
* in the process, they attacked Jenin hospital, blocked ambulances f. reaching injured, ripped up roads, destroyed electricity & water infrastructure, shot at journalists

#Jenin #WestBank #Israel #Palestine #apartheid #HumanRights

Addendum 5

The Meaning of Jenin
https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/07/07/the-meaning-of-jenin
@counterpunch

* Benjamin Netanyahu labeled attack on one of world’s most defenseless & impoverished areas a “special operation" (targeted raid against alleged terrorists)
* language similar to Putin’s description of Russian invasion of Ukraine
* most brutal assault on West Bank in decades
* IDF targeted Jenin’s entire population & fragile infrastructure the camp depends on for survival

#Jenin #WestBank #Israel #apartheid #HumanRights

Addendum 6

Israel’s Apartheid Against Palestinians
A Look Into Decades Of Oppression And Domination
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2022/02/israels-system-of-apartheid

[report] Israel’s apartheid against Palestinians: Cruel system of domination and crime against humanity
https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/mde15/5141/2022/en

#Jenin #WestBank #Occupation #Israel #Palestine #apartheid #HumanRights #autonomy #SelfDetermination #CrimesAgainstHumanity