On 21 January 2025, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched a major raid into Jenin in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. [23][26] The Israeli operation, titled " Iron Wall ", is targeting the Jenin Brigades, a local Palestinian militia. [26] The IDF stated that the aims of the operation are to preserve its "freedom of action” in the West Bank, to neutralize militant infrastructure, and to ...

1 day ago · Israel destroys buildings in West Bank’s Jenin after killing elderly man Explosions heard throughout Jenin, part of Israeli military operation in the city and its adjacent refugee camp.

1 day ago · Israeli military targets Jenin for militant infrastructure Hamas calls for increased resistance after demolitions Israel says 35 militants killed in its Jenin operation Palestinian officials say ...

20 hours ago · The mayor of Jenin, in the occupied West Bank, told CNN on Monday that the Israeli assault on the Jenin Refugee Camp was akin to the war in Gaza, saying it had destroyed 120 buildings and ...

22 hours ago · Escalating hostilities in the occupied West Bank are putting the fragile ceasefire in Gaza at risk, the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, warned in a statement on Monday. It comes a day after Israeli Security Forces (ISF) carried out a series of controlled detonations at the Jenin ...

1 day ago · The explosions tore through the city of Jenin, in the occupied West Bank, sending plumes of smoke into the sky.

Jenin (/ ʒɪˈniːn / zhin-EEN; Arabic: جنين, romanized: Jinīn, locally pronounced [ʒɪˈniːn] ⓘ) is a city in the State of Palestine in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The city serves as the administrative center of the Jenin Governorate of Palestine and is a major center for the surrounding towns. [2]

Jan 24, 2025 · The sound of gunfire and explosions filled the air as residents of the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank hauled their belongings down the muddy pathway. Smoke billowed from multiple ...

Jan 22, 2025 · On Wednesday, as some of its troops withdrew from Gaza, the Israeli military said it was pressing ahead with an operation in Jenin, a city in the northern part of the Israeli-occupied West...

Jan 22, 2025 · Jenin has long embodied militant Palestinian resistance in the West Bank — to both the Israeli occupation and the Palestinian Authority — providing fertile ground for armed groups.