كل ما تود معرفته عن Jenin

In an unprecedented attack, Israeli forces carry out several simultaneous explosions in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, destroying at least 20 houses on February 2, 2025.

With Gaza on backburner, Israel turns its military might on Jenin

Israel blew up 20 homes in the West Bank refugee camp of Jenin just as Netanyahu travelled to Washington to meet with Trump, who has suggested Jordan and Egypt absorb Palestinians into their countries

Asaad Ghanem 03 February 2025

A man sits in front of a damaged building after an Israeli military raid in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on September 6, 2024.

AFP

Ravaged but not defeated, Jenin braces for Israel's next raid

Israeli soldiers ransacked the West Bank refugee camp, looking for Palestinians fighting against their occupation, leaving a trail of death and destruction behind. For Jenin, this is now the norm.

Ahmed Draghmeh 15 September 2024

Palestinian actors perform in the play "Suicide Note from Palestine” directed by Nabil Al-Raee on April 4, 2013 at The Freedom Theatre in the refugee camp of the West Bank city of Jenin.

SAIF DAHLAH / AFP

Jenin's Freedom Theatre rises from the ashes of Israel's brutal assault

The Freedom Theatre, once a cultural oasis in Jenin dedicated to the celebration of life, turned into a dungeon of terror, murder and death overnight. But renovations are already underway.

Houssam Marouf 03 August 2023

Men sit before a wall displaying pictures of killed Palestinians in Jenin in the north of the occupied West Bank on July 5, 2023, after the Israeli army declared the end of a two-day military operation in the area.

AFP

Why Israel is threatened by Jenin

The camp's residents show strong social cohesion. Unlike many other cities and villages in the West Bank, it is not characterised by political divisions.

Salem Al Rayyes 05 July 2023

Israeli security personnel work near the scene of a fatal shooting attack near a bar in Tel Aviv, Israel April 7, 2022. REUTERS/Corinna Kern

Jenin: The Never-Ending Battle

Since March 22, there have been a number of terrorist attacks in Israel killing at least 19 Israelis including two Arab Israeli police officers. On Thursday evening, May 5, towards the end of…

Suzan Quitaz 06 May 2022

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