Large-scale operation by Israeli forces in JeninEuropa Press
The United Nations has warned of the “dangerous” escalation of tensions under which the West Bank has lived for several months now and has called for “protection” for the civilian population.l, hours after a new Israeli military operation in the town of Jenin that has so far resulted in eight deaths and more than fifty wounded.
“The operation comes after months of rising tensions that remind us once again that there is an extremely volatile and unpredictable situation in the entire occupied West Bank,” said Tor Wennesland, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process. , in a series of messages on his Twitter account.
Wennesland has confirmed contacts with all the parties and has explained that he has asked all of them to “urgently” reduce the tension and guarantee humanitarian access and medical assistance in Jenin, where Israeli forces have even launched bombardments to combat the presence of terrorist groups.
For its part, the NGO Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has denounced that several health centers have suffered damage. “The statements by the Israeli forces that only the military infrastructure is being attacked contrasts with what we see: the hospital where we are treating patients was hit by tear gas canisters,” denounced the MSF coordinator, Jovana Arsenijevic.
“The raids in Jenin are becoming more and more frequent, and their intensity seems to reach new heights.
We have seen several patients with gunshot wounds to the head and we have received 37 wounded patients,” says Jovana Arsenijevic, MSF project coordinator in Jenin.
— MSF International (@MSF) July 3, 2023
The organization, which has criticized the “new heights” that “increasingly frequent” offensives seem to reach, has also stated that the roads that connect to the refugee camp are blocked, even for ambulances.