Israel's biggest military operation for years in the occupied West Bank continued for a second day. ECRNewsWatch Israel
Israel's biggest military operation for years in the occupied West Bank continued for a second day Tuesday, leaving at least 10 Palestinians dead and forcing thousands to flee their homes as the government said it struck"with great strength" the militant stronghold.The raid, launched under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's hard-right government, targeted the northern city of Jenin and employed armoured vehicles, army bulldozers and drone strikes.
Prior to this operation Israel had already stepped up raids in the northern West Bank, which has seen a recent spate of attacks on Israelis as well as Jewish settler violence targeting Palestinians. In the Monday night darkness, women carried their youngest children while older ones lugged belongings through the streets.
The United Nations says Jenin camp has"one of the highest rates of unemployment and poverty" among West Bank camps, and the military operation disrupted water and electricity to"large areas" of it. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is"deeply concerned" about the violence, and called for the respect of international humanitarian law, a spokesman said in a statement.
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