Author: ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press, ABC News
Published on: 19/02/2025 | 06:40:29
AI Summary:
Tens of thousands of Palestinians have fled Israeli military operations across the northern West Bank. Israeli forces descended on the restive city of Jenin, as they have dozens of times since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel. But unlike past operations, Israeli forces then pushed deeper and more forcefully into several nearby towns, scattering families and stirring bitter memories of the 1948 war over Israel’s creation. Israeli army denies issuing evacuation orders in the West Bank. Over a dozen displaced Palestinians interviewed in the last week said they did not flee their homes out of fear. Some displaced families said soldiers were polite, knocking on doors and assuring them they could return. Residents have opened their homes to families fleeing Nur Shams and Tulkarem. “This is our duty in the current security situation,” the mayor of Anabta says. Israeli bulldozers ruptured underground pipes. Taps ran dry. Sewage gushed. Internet service was shut off. Schools closed. Food supplies dwindled. Israeli army has demolished hundreds of homes across four camps this year. Doha Abu Dgehish found rotten food and toilets piled with excrement. Pages of the Quran had been defaced with graphic drawings.
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