The official Palestinian news agency, WAFA, quoted the Palestine Liberation Organization's Department of Refugee Affairs as saying that the Israeli military operation, which has been ongoing since January 21, and which began in the city of Jenin and its camp and then extended to Tulkarm and the Nur Shams refugee camp, has resulted in the deaths of 58 Palestinians and the injury of hundreds more, in addition to widespread destruction of homes and infrastructure.
The department explained that Jenin Governorate alone recorded 44 martyrs, including children, in addition to hundreds of wounded. It noted the ongoing forced displacement of approximately 22,000 residents from the camp and its surrounding areas, equivalent to a quarter of the city's population.
The number of Palestinians detained has risen to 250 since the start of the aggression, while more than 2,000 students have been deprived of education, according to the same source.
She added that the occupation forces continue to alter the landscape of Jenin camp by opening new roads and demolishing entire neighborhoods, with more than 650 buildings razed, leading to a near-total collapse of the infrastructure.
She noted that approximately 70% of the camp was destroyed, resulting in a new geographical reality within the camp, characterized by newly constructed streets and disjointed neighborhoods.
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Data indicated that the aggression has closed 72 schools in Jenin and Tulkarm since the start of the second semester, depriving 26,000 students of continuing their education.
In Tulkarm, its refugee camp, and Nur Shams camp, the death toll reached 14, including a child and two women, one of whom was eight months pregnant, in addition to dozens of wounded and detained.
The aggression also completely destroyed more than 600 homes and partially damaged 2,573 others, as well as 48 buildings in Nour Shams camp, and paved roads within the camp that separated its neighborhoods from each other.
According to the department, the occupation forces destroyed approximately 300 shops and damaged residents' property, displacing more than 25,000 citizens and depriving 2,000 students of their education, amid the ongoing Israeli military offensive in the northern West Bank.
In parallel with the genocidal war in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli occupation army and settlers escalated their attacks in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, killing at least 1,016 Palestinians, wounding nearly 7,000 others, and arresting more than 18,500, according to Palestinian data.
Since October 7, 2023, Israel, with American support, has been committing genocide in Gaza, leaving 62,744 Palestinians dead, 158,259 wounded, most of them children and women, more than 9,000 missing, hundreds of thousands displaced, and a famine that has killed 300 Palestinians, including 117 children.
