JENIN (Palestine Foundation Information Center) Israeli occupation forces (IOF) targeted journalists on Sunday afternoon as they approached the vicinity of Jenin refugee camp, which has been under siege for 90 consecutive days.
Local sources reported that occupation soldiers fired gas canisters toward journalist Raya Arouq, a correspondent for Al-Alam News Channel, and cameraman Mohammad Abdel Khaleq, while they were present near one of the entrances of Jenin camp to cover the IOF assault on the camp.
The sources added that the IOF prevents press crews from entering or even approaching the camp to cover the events and document the destruction of homes, buildings, and citizens’ property.
Occupation forces continue their assault on Jenin and its camp for the 90th day in a row, including ongoing bulldozing and destruction of infrastructure.
The IOF has brought in military reinforcements from checkpoints surrounding the city, patrolling various areas, particularly around the camp, the industrial zone, the Internal Security Roundabout, and the headquarters of the Palestinian Authority security services in Jenin.
According to the media committee in Jenin camp, around 600 homes in the camp have been destroyed, while nearly 3,000 housing units have become uninhabitable. This situation has severely impacted the local economy, with thousands of displaced residents losing their sources of income, leading to a significant increase in poverty rates within the Jenin community and deepening the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the area.
The number of displaced people from the camp has reached approximately 21,000, scattered across Jenin Governorate — including 6,000 in Jenin city itself, 4,181 in the town of Burqin, and thousands of others in housing facilities belonging to the Arab American University.
The aggression in Jenin city and its camp has resulted in the killing of 40 Palestinians, including two who were shot by Palestinian Authority security forces. These forces have been conducting a security campaign for 148 days, relentlessly pursuing resistance fighters and activists. This campaign has involved the arrest, brutal abuse, and torture of dozens of wanted individuals, as well as hundreds of citizens from Jenin camp, as part of a war targeting the popular support base of the resistance.
