Israeli forces find tough resistance in Jenin camp
Tension continues to prevail in the Jenin refugee camp where rounds of violence take place daily amid an Israeli threat of a large-scale military operation using helicopters.
RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank continues to be a flashpoint as clashes between the camp’s armed fighters and the Israeli army have become more frequent in recent days.
In the latest round of violence, a 17-year-old Palestinian identified as Amjad al-Fayed was killed by the Israeli army in a raid on the camp and another boy was critically wounded.
The Jenin Brigade of Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of Islamic Jihad, said in a statement on May 21, “The Israeli special forces tried to set up ambushes and infiltrate from Haifa Street (a street in Jenin) on the outskirts of the western side of Jenin city and its camp. The plot was uncovered and foiled by the resistance fighters who responded with bullets and explosive devices.”
A well-informed source from the Jenin camp who declined to be named told Al-Monitor, “The [Palestinian] fighters detected the Israeli special forces’ infiltration into the city and attacked them. When they were discovered, the Israeli forces hiding between the trees started shooting randomly, killing Amjad al-Fayed with several bullets and seriously wounding another.”
