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The Palestinian Civil Defense is attempting to rescue citizens from beneath the rubble caused by an explosion carried out by the occupation in the Jenin refugee camp a few days ago. According to eyewitnesses, the voices of trapped survivors can still be heard under the debris."

According to Drop site : Palestinian Civil Defense is working to rescue a woman and three children trapped under the rubble of their destroyed home in the Al-Damj neighborhood of Jenin camp. Rescuers have spoken to the woman and confirmed they are all alive. Heavy machinery can’t reach the site due to the destruction, so crews are using hand tools. The rubble was caused by Israeli detonations in the camp days ago, part of an assault now in its 15th day that has killed over 20 people.

On January 24, the fourth day of the Israeli assault (Iron Wall), following a violent incursion, 12 summary executions and 40 injuries, a demolition campaign began in Jenin, while quad-drone speakers forced the displacement of the Jenin population.

Vehicles, shops, and many houses were subjected to demolition by excavators (D9), arson, or artillery shelling.

On January 27, after four days of intensive demolition, estimates indicate that approximately 100 homes have been destroyed and torched in the refugee camp, as the systematic devastation of its infrastructure continues unabated. They used demolitions, explosions, and arson attacks on homes. Areas such as al-Aloub, al-Falouja, al-Bashar and al-Dammaj were among those most heavily impacted, with clouds of smoke rising into the sky and continuous explosions heard throughout the camp.

On February 2, in the eastern part of Jenin camp, Israel blew up simultaneously 23 buildings in Jenin after booby-trapping them, which caused damage to some sections of Jenin Governmental Hospital. Several videos, including one released by the Israeli military, showed massive mushroom clouds erupting across the city simultaneously. The military claims they were the homes of 'terrorists,' but according to residents' testimonies, Israeli forces threatened all the neighborhood's residents with death if they did not leave their homes immediately. Then, they detonated 23 houses, each sheltering multiple families in residential blocks, including the Damaj neighborhood, Mahyoub Street, Al-Hawashin neighborhood, and behind the Al-Aseer Mosque. The occupation forces notified the family of the family of Palestinian youth Qusay Al-Saadi that their house in the eastern neighborhood of Jenin city, which consists of 3 floors, would be bombed if his son Qusay did not surrender, claiming that he was wanted by the occupation authorities. The Isreali continue to send reinforcements to the city of Jenin camp from the Jalameh military checkpoint, while its bulldozers continue to destroy homes in Al-Damj neighborhood.

Jenin Mayor Mohammad Jarar said that about 15,000 people were displaced from Jenin camp and Al-Hadaf neighborhood, and were distributed in 39 local community bodies in Jenin governorate and its towns.

Unofficial evacuation orders

Several reports describe forced displacement during the Israeli assault in Jenin. According to local residents, Israeli forces used loudspeakers on drones and military vehicles to order residents to evacuate the Jenin refugee camp. Many people, including those in the nearby Jouret al-Dhahab neighborhood, were forced to leave their homes. The Israeli military reportedly warned the residents to leave before bombings would begin. In addition, the Palestinian Red Crescent reported helping almost 650 people who had fled the camp and surrounding areas.

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) denied issuing an evacuation order for Jenin. In a briefing, Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani, an IDF spokesperson, stated that "there is no evacuation order in Jenin. There is no plan to issue an evacuation order in Jenin. If you hear that, you should know it is fake news." Despite this, reports from residents and humanitarian organizations suggest that Israeli forces did indeed encourage or force people to leave the camp, including using loudspeakers to give evacuation instructions.

Context:

Israeli Minister Katz stated that the Jenin assault marked a shift in the military’s security strategy in the West Bank and was “the first lesson from the method of repeated raids in Gaza.” The military has claimed it refined its urban warfare tactics based on its offensive in Gaza.

According to Haaretz military reporter @yanivkub

"[IDF] operation "Iron Wall" [in Jenin, occupied West Bank - jz] could have been named "Wag the Dog." It is a full-scale public relations operation. Its purpose is to preserve the ruling Netanyahu coalition at the expense of the lives of our soldiers." Gaza is a transformative moment in numerous ways. It has generated an unprecedented decline in Israeli public faith and trust in the military and civilian authorities that make critical security policy decisions. The Chief of Staff has just resigned in disgrace. Calls for Netanyahu's resignation are ongoing, and his hold on power appears shaken.

On February 19, 2025

At this date, Israel has partially or completely destroyed 470+ facilities & homes, disrupted basic services, caused total water and power outages in neighborhoods. Food is scarce, family homes have been converted to military bases, water is blocked to 4 hospitals & 35% of residents.

• Hundreds of residents attempt to return to their homes but are blocked by Israeli soldiers.

• Mahmoud Abu-Ali, a disabled Palestinian, went missing for 19 days after being shot by the Israeli soldiers in Jenin camp. When his mother found him, he was starving, wounded, and drinking from buckets of water to survive. “His legs were full of blood, pus, and scars—an unimaginable scene.” “I was on my way to the UNRWA office when gunfire erupted, and I got shot while passing by.” source