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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
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Al Jazeera Staff

Palestinians in Jenin camp: From Nakba to Israel’s latest assault

Residents of the Jenin refugee camp have fled their homes to escape an Israeli military operation [Raneen Sawafta/Reuters]

Tight alleyways and adjacent rooftops. Small residential buildings – many of which house more people than they have room for – stacked next to each other, many of them window to window.
The Jenin refugee camp, located in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, is once again facing a devastating Israeli assault – one the largest in more than 20 years.

Israel has portrayed the camp as a den of “terrorists” that threatens its security and therefore, is justified in using harsh force, a notion the United States has also supported.

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