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Palestinian Authority forces besiege Jenin camp in West Bank

Sunday, 12 January 2025 9:41 AM [ Last Update: Sunday, 12 January 2025 9:47 AM ]

Women walk on a street at the entrance of the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on January 4, 2025. (Photo by AFP)

Palestinian Authority security forces have imposed a siege on the Jenin refugee camp in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, preventing the entry of food and medical supplies.

Local sources said the security forces under the leadership of Mahmoud Abbas cut off water and electricity from large parts of the camp on Sunday and arrested many wounded people from inside hospitals.

They said journalists have been warned to stop covering developments in the camp and prevented them from entering it.

The siege comes as Palestinian Authority security forces continue their assault on resistance fighters, including the Jenin Brigades, in the Jenin refugee camp.

The Jenin Brigades said talks with the Ramallah-based rulers were at a deadlock, and that its fighters would not surrender their weapons to the Palestinian Authority.

More than a dozen people have been killed since the offensive in the Jenin refugee camp began several weeks ago to root out what authorities call “lawless elements”.

Resistance warns Palestinian Authority over Jenin siege as PA seeks US aid for crackdown

Palestinian resistance groups have denounced the recent military operations by the Palestinian Authority against residents.

Last month, the Hamas resistance movement condemned Palestinian Authority security forces for killing a commander of the fellow Islamic Jihad group during a raid in the occupied West Bank, warning that such actions would aggravate the years-long rift among Palestinian factions.

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