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6 Palestinians said wounded in IDF raid near Jericho
2023-05-25
[IsraelTimes] Gunfire exchanges reported in refugee camp close to West Bank city; Paleostinian media says one person critically injured

At least six Paleostinians were said to be maimed in an Israeli military raid in the Aqabat Jabr refugee camp near the West Bank city of Jericho late Wednesday, Paleostinian health officials said.

Paleostinian sources cited by Ynet said some 50 military vehicles entered the camp, blocking entries and exits, as Israeli troops began raiding homes.

A number of gunfire exchanges were heard. Paleostinian media reported that at least one of the casualties sustained a critical injury.

There was no immediate comment from the Israel Defense Forces.

Earlier this month, a Paleostinian teenager affiliated with the Hamas, the braying voice of Islamic Resistance®, terror group was killed during an Israeli military raid in the camp.

The IDF said at the time that troops had entered the refugee camp to arrest two wanted Paleostinians. The military operation came amid a rise in intelligence alerts of potential terror attacks by Paleostinians in the Jericho area.

The IDF had imposed heavy restrictions on movement in and out of the West Bank city amid those concerns as several Paleostinians set out from Jericho and the surrounding area to carry out attacks against Israeli civilians and security forces.

Last Monday, military prosecutors filed indictments against two Paleostinian men accused of carrying out a terror shooting attack near Jericho this year, killing dual American-Israeli citizen Elan Ganeles. The two suspects, residents of the Aqbat Jabr refugee camp, were detained by troops during a raid on March 1, just days after the deadly highway attack on February 27.

The Israeli military also raided the camp last week, detaining two suspects, days after agreed to a ceasefire with the Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamaswith about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response...
-based Paleostinian Islamic Jihad
...created after many members of the Egyptian Moslem Brotherhood decided the organization was becoming too moderate. Operations were conducted out of Egypt until 1981 when the group was exiled after the assassination of President Anwar Sadat. They worked out of Gaza until they were exiled to Lebanon in 1987, where they clove tightly to Hezbollah. In 1989 they moved to Damascus, where they remain a subsidiary of Hezbollah...
following almost a week of violence.

Jericho and the adjacent Aqabat Jabr refugee camp are part of Area A of the West Bank — officially under complete Paleostinian Authority control, though the Israeli military conducts activities there.

Recent months have seen deadly festivities in Aqabat Jabr. Among the casualties were a 20-year-old Paleostinian who was rubbed out after fleeing from Israeli troops on April 24, and a 15-year-old Paleostinian who allegedly hurled Molotov cocktails at IDF forces.
Related:
Aqabat Jabr refugee camp: 2023-05-02 Palestinian teen killed, six others hurt during IDF raid near Jericho
Aqabat Jabr refugee camp: 2023-03-07 IDF prepares to demolish home of gunman who killed Israeli-American Elan Ganeles
Aqabat Jabr refugee camp: 2023-03-02 IDF arrests suspected terrorists behind deadly Jericho attack as victim is buried
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Jericho: 2023-05-17 IDF troops said to clash with Palestinians in West Bank as tensions remain high
Jericho: 2023-05-16 Charges filed against Palestinians accused of killing Israeli-American Elan Ganeles
Jericho: 2023-05-04 13 Lion’s Den fighters turn themselves in to PA security forces
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