RESTRICTION SUMMARY: Jenin- 01 August 2022. Palestinians inspect the house of a senior member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Bassam al-Saadi after his arrest by the Israeli forces in the Jenin refugee camp north of the West Bank.

0.1 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) The son of the detainee, Ashraf Al-Jada
0.2 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Nephew of Sheikh Bassam Al Saadi
0.3 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Mohammad Al-Ghoul, the owner of a grocery store

STORYLINE:

Israeli forces on Monday arrested Bassam al-Saadi, a senior member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad , in a raid on the Jenin refugee camp north of the West Bank.

During the raid, Israeli forces also shot and killed Derar Riyad al-Kafrini, a 17-year-old Palestinian youth, the Palestinian health ministry said.

It added that al-Kafrayni was rushed to the Jenin Public Hospital in critical condition, where he was pronounced dead shortly afterwards.

Elaborating on al-Kafrayni’s case, Director of the Jenin Public Hospital Wessam Bakr said that the bullets hit him in the shoulder, penetrated his chest and exploded inside, causing his immediate death.

The other casualty, who sustained a foot injury, was taken to the Ibn Sina Hospital, where medics described his condition as moderate.

The violent confrontations erupted undercover Israeli forces, known as Musta'ribeen or Mista'arvim in Hebrew, sneaked their way into the camp from several directions followed by a military bulldozer as a helicopter hovered over the area.

The undercover unit leading tracking dogs showed up at the house of Bassam Saadi, a 62-year-old former prisoner, muscled inside and re-arrested him along with his son-in-law Ashraf al-Jada.

They opened heavy gunfire, tear gas and concussion grenades towards local youths and civilian houses.

No injuries were reported among the undercover unit though.

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