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Israel’s assault on the Jenin refugee camp a violation of international law

Source: CityNews

According to United Nations’ sources, recent Israeli air strikes and ground operations targeting the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, may prima facie constitute a war crime.1

The Israeli attacks on 3rd and 4th July 2023 that lasted for around 48 hours, killed at least 12 Palestinians, including five children, and injured more than 100 Palestinians.  The attacks caused widespread damage to infrastructure, houses and apartment buildings and forced around 4,000 Palestinians, already refugees, to flee for their safety.

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