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Al Jazeera
Politics
Arwa Ibrahim

Jenin: How the city became a symbol of Palestinian resistance

A Palestinian armed group member stands amid a crowd at a funeral in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank [Rima Mustafa/Al Jazeera]

Jenin, Occupied West Bank – Months ahead of the 20th anniversary of the April 9, 2002 Israeli assault on the Jenin refugee camp, Israeli operations and arrests in and around the occupied West Bank city of Jenin were on the rise.

On the day of the anniversary, Israeli forces launched a large-scale raid on the camp, located in the heart of Jenin city. As Palestinian fighters responded, the raid culminated in two hours of heavy street fighting that left one Palestinian fighter dead and 13 others wounded.

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