STORY: Israeli army withdraws from West Bank's Jenin after 3-day operation: sources
SHOOTING TIME: May 23, 2024
DATELINE: May 24, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:16
LOCATION: RAMALLAH, Palestine
CATEGORY: MILITARY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of destroyed buildings in Jenin

STORYLINE:

The Israeli army pulled out on Thursday from the West Bank's Jenin and its refugee camp after three days of military operation, killing 12 Palestinians and wounding 25 others, said Palestinian security sources.

Palestinian security sources told Xinhua that Israeli forces stormed the city of Jenin and its camp on Tuesday morning.

During the operation, confrontations broke out, and gunfire took place between Palestinians and Israeli forces, accompanied by the sounds of explosions.

Local sources and eyewitnesses said that military bulldozers destroyed the infrastructure, causing a power outage and disruptions in communications in a large part of the city.

The Palestinian death toll from Israeli gunfire in Jenin rose to 12, including four children, the Ramallah-based Palestinian health ministry said in a press statement.

Palestinian factions in Jenin and its camp had announced a general strike to mourn the dead.

Israeli army spokesman Avichai Adraee said on social media platform X on Tuesday that the security forces were conducting a "counter-terror" operation in the Jenin area.

The West Bank has witnessed escalating tension since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas conflict in the Gaza Strip on Oct. 7, 2023, which led to the death of more than 500 Palestinians, according to the Palestinian health authorities.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ramallah, Palestine.
(XHTV)