JENIN, (PIC)
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) have continued their aggression against Jenin and its refugee camp for the 89th consecutive day, with ongoing bulldozing and destruction of infrastructure.
According to the Media Committee in Jenin camp, the (IOF) built 15 roads in the camp at the expense of dozens of houses that were completely or partially destroyed by the occupation.
The committee stated in a press release on Saturday that the IOF tightened the siege on Jenin camp, and closed more streets leading to it with earth mounds.
The occupation forces also intensified their incursions into the western and southern towns of Jenin, raiding citizens’ homes and setting up many checkpoints at the southern entrance of the city, leading to the city center, and obstructed traffic, according to the statement.
The IOF sent military reinforcements and a military demolition bulldozer (D9), which leveled the side streets leading to Burqin town and destroyed its infrastructure. It also invaded the towns of Silat al-Harithiya, Kafr Dan and al-Yamoun, and carried out raids on their neighborhoods and streets.
The committee explained that the IOF completely destroyed about 600 houses in Jenin camp, while about 3,000 housing units have become uninhabitable.
The ongoing aggression on Jenin and its camp has caused the deterioration of economic conditions, as thousands of displaced people lost their sources of livelihood, which contributed to a significant surge in poverty rates in the Jenin community, and further complicated the worsening humanitarian crisis in the region, according to the statement.
According to data provided by the committee, the number of displaced people from the camp surged to about 21,000 people distributed throughout Jenin governorate. The Israeli aggression in Jenin city and camp has so far resulted in the martyrdom of 40 people, including two shot by the Palestinian Authority’s security services.
