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Al Jazeera
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Linah Alsaafin

Why did Israel use helicopter gunships on Jenin refugee camp?

Palestinians protest against Israeli forces during a military operation in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on July 3, 2023 [Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP]

Israel says it has ended what has been its biggest siege on the Jenin refugee camp in two decades, after two days of attacks not witnessed in the occupied West Bank since the second Intifada in the early 2000s.

From Monday until Israel’s announcement on Wednesday morning, Israeli forces launched a ground and aerial offensive on the camp, which is home to some 14,000 Palestinian refugees and has in recent years become a stronghold for cross-factional Palestinian fighters.

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