Jenin Governorate: Jenin, Umm Ar-rihan,

Jenin, Battle of Jenin, Umm AR-Rihan, Barta'a, Faqqua, Fandaqumiya, Cinema Jenin, YA'Bad, Arrabah, Muqeible Airfield

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ISBN: 9781156776278
Publisher: Books LLC, Wiki Series
Published: 1 January, 1900
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 24. Chapters: Jenin, Battle of Jenin, Umm ar-Rihan, Barta'a, Faqqua, Fandaqumiya, Cinema Jenin, Ya'bad, Arrabah, Muqeible Airfield, Strings of Freedom, Burqin, Silat ad-Dhahr, Deir Ghazaleh, Zababdeh, Al-Yamun, Jalbun, Qabatiya, Canaan Fair Trade, Anzah, Meithalun, Rummanah, Sanur, Jenin, Tura al-Gharbiya, Deir Abu Da'if, Silat al-Harithiya, Al-Manshiyya, Jenin, Kafr Dan, Kafr Rai, Misilyah, Ajjah, Jaba, Jenin, Dahiyat Sabah al-Kheir, Jalamah, Araqah, Al-Mughayyir, Jenin, At-Tayba, Bir al-Basha, Al-Attara, Ash-Shuhada, Umm at-Tut, Mirka, Jalqamus, Zububa, Ti'inik, Nazlet Zeid, Arranah, Kufeirit, Fahma, 'Anin, Sir, Jenin. Excerpt: The Battle of Jenin (April 1-11, 2002) took place in the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) entered the camp, and other areas under the administration of the Palestinian Authority, during the Second Intifada, as part of Operation Defensive Shield. The Jenin camp was targeted after Israel determined that it had "served as a launch site for numerous terrorist attacks against both Israeli civilians and Israeli towns and villages in the area." The IDF employed infantry, commando forces, and assault helicopters. Palestinian militants had prepared for a fight, booby trapping the camp, and after an Israeli column walked into a deadly ambush, the army began to rely more heavily on the use of armored bulldozers to clear out booby traps laid inside the camp. On April 11, Palestinian militants began to surrender. Israeli troops began withdrawing from the camp on April 18. Jenin remained sealed throughout the invasion and massacre claims were circulated in the mass media by Palestinian officials. Stories of hundreds or thousands of civilians being killed in their homes as they were demolished spread throughout the Arab world. Subsequent investigations found no evidence to substantiate c...

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