As the war in Gaza rages on, the situation in the West Bank has deteriorated. On August 28, Israeli forces began carrying out raids on the cities of Jenin and Tulkarm in the north of the territory, as well as the Al-Far’a refugee camp located slightly further south. The raids have since been ramped up.
The UN has reported that 12 Palestinians were killed in the first four days of the operations. And details have emerged of widespread destruction, with 80% of the Jenin refugee camp left without access to water.
The operations have been described by the Israeli military as “counter-terrorist measures”, following an attempted suicide bombing in Tel Aviv on August 18. A young militant commander called Mohammed Jaber, as well as Hamas commander Wassem Hazem, have both been killed as part of the operations.
