Jenin resistance defiant as Israeli army kills 12 Palestinians in raid
Israeli armoured vehicles destroy infrastructure in Jenin refugee camp, 21 May 2024
Shatha Hanaysha reports in Mondoweiss on 23 May 2024:
After a military operation in Jenin that lasted nearly 40 hours, Israeli forces withdrew from the city of Jenin and its refugee camp on Thursday morning, May 23, leaving 12 Palestinians martyred in its wake.
“The occupation forces killed the doctor, the teacher, and the student from the very first moment of the incursion,” Jenin residents told Mondoweiss following the Israeli army’s announcement of the start of a military operation on the camp and the city at 7 a.m. on Monday, May 20.
The Ministry of Health announced on Thursday that four of the 12 slain Palestinians were children. Among the victims was a school student who was returning from school after hearing about the incursion.
Mondoweiss spoke to residents who witnessed several of the killings. Many of them said that as soon as the invasion began, Israeli forces fired randomly at Palestinians on their way to work or school.
A 51-year old surgical specialist, Osaid Jabareen, was killed on his way to Jenin Governmental Hospital. His family told Mondoweiss that the martyred doctor had been on his way for a scheduled surgery that morning, and he didn’t know about the incursion. As soon as he reached the hospital entrance and got out of his vehicle, the army soldiers shot him directly, leading to his death.
The same happened with Allam Jaradat, 48, a school teacher who was carpooling with his colleagues on their way to work. Speaking to Mondoweiss, one of his colleagues said that they heard a nearby explosion and stopped the car. When they saw Palestinian vehicles moving, they moved again as well, but then they heard gunfire. Jaradat, seated in the car, fell into his colleague’s arms, who initially thought he was taking cover from the sound of gunfire. It took him a moment to discover that Jaradat had been shot. He was later pronounced dead at the hospital