JENIN (Palestine Foundation Information Center) Israeli occupation forces (IOF) have been intensifying their aggression and ground incursion into the towns and villages of Jenin governorate since the start of their offensive against the city and its camp 73 days ago, storming Burqin town, west of Jenin, north of the West Bank, at dawn Thursday.
Local sources said that the IOF accompanied by a military bulldozer stormed Burqin town and broke into the house of the freed prisoner Sultan Khalouf, amid heavy drone flights in the skies of the town.
The Media Committee in Jenin reported that the number of martyrs in Jenin rose to 37 martyrs, including two shot by the Palestinian Authority’s security forces, following the martyrdom of the boy Omar Zeyoud at the hands of the IOF during clashes that broke out in the town of Silat Al-Harithiya in Jenin, on Wednesday evening.
The committee stated that the IOF stormed Khalouf’s house, amid heavy drone flight over the town, and arrested a number of young men from Rummana town, including freed prisoners Abdullah and Muhammad Subaihat.
The IOF pushed new military reinforcements through the Jalameh military checkpoint, in light of continued road construction and expansion works, changing the geography of the camp, and demolishing people’s homes.
The committee pointed out that the humanitarian conditions of 21,000 displaced people have worsened, as the aggression continues and thousands have lost their jobs and livelihoods, amid the ongoing siege on Jenin.
According to the committee’s data, the occupation army completely destroyed about 600 houses in Jenin camp, while 3,250 housing units became uninhabitable, in addition to the widespread destruction of streets and infrastructure.
