On Monday, the Tel Aviv regime launched a major aerial and ground offensive in Jenin and its refugee camp, killing at least ten Palestinians and injuring dozens, some of them listed in critical or serious condition. The attacks continued on Tuesday.

The Israeli regime pressed ahead with its unabated onslaught on the occupied West Bank city of Jenin and its refugee camp.

The military assault appeared to be the largest attack in the occupied West Bank in around two decades as the regime deployed armed drones and hundreds of troops against the innocent Palestinians.

Israeli troops also forced hundreds of families in the Jenin camp to leave their homes in preparation for demolishing them in order to reach the resistance fighters. The regime’s inhumane moves drew widespread condemnations from Muslim countries.

Reacting to this crime, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman expressed deep concern over the latest Israeli onslaught on the occupied West Bank city of Jenin and its refugee camp, calling on the international community to take immediate action to stop the occupying regime’s reckless crimes.

Nasser Kanaani made the remarks on Tuesday, as he strongly condemned the barbaric raid on the city and its adjacent refugee camp.

The senior Iranian diplomat went on to say the continuous attacks of the Israeli military on different areas of the West Bank will fail to restore the regime’s “lost power,”  emphasizing on the Palestinian nation’s “legitimate right” to self-defense in the face of the occupying regime forces’ acts of aggression.

Kanaani added that not only the Palestinians but also the Israeli settlers no longer believe in “the fake grandeur” of the occupying regime.

He also noted that such “terrorist actions” are “vain attempts” by the apartheid Israeli regime aimed at consolidating its hallucination of power.

The spokesman also emphasized that the Palestinian nation has not committed any crime except defending its rights in the face of the occupying regime, predicting that the Palestinians will once again defeat the Zionist forces.

He also called on international organizations to intervene in order to uphold the Palestinians’ rights.

“The Palestinian nation’s defense of its right and resistance against the Zionists’ aggression will not reduce the responsibility of international bodies, including the United Nations and the Security Council, in this respect,” Kanaani added.

“The international community bears responsibility for the rights of the Palestinian nation. Namely, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is expected to act seriously and effectively in this regard.”

Of course we know well that Israel is not alone in committing such a crime and Western states are supporting the regime directly or indirectly which emboldens Israeli forces to keep committing more crimes against Palestinians or anybody who is opposed this regime.

It seems the United States has given the green light to Israel to continue its crimes against the Palestinian people in the wake of the regime’s military aggression against the occupied West Bank city of Jenin.

A White House National Security Council spokesperson said on Monday that the U.S. supports “Israel’s security and right to defend its people” against what he called “terrorist groups.”

The White House, he added, is “closely monitoring the situation in the West Bank.”

The remarks came hours after the Tel Aviv regime waged a major aerial and ground offensive in Jenin and its refugee camp, killing at least ten Palestinians and injuring dozens, some of them listed in critical or serious condition.

In another development on Monday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas suspended all contacts, meetings and security coordination with Israel in protest at the Jenin carnage.

The decision came after Abbas held an emergency meeting with other leaders of the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah.

The Palestinian Authority (PA) also decided to call for the implementation of anti-Israel UN Security Council resolutions and demanded The Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) expedite its proceedings against the occupying entity, it added.

Some 190 Palestinians have so far been killed since the start of the year at the hands of the Israeli occupation forces.

Since the international bodies do not take action to stop the Zionist regime, the fate of victory and taming the Zionists in the hands of Palestinians themselves. Iran has asserted that Palestinians could achieve their goals against Israel only through the use of force, as the regime continues its unabated onslaught on the occupied West Bank city of Jenin.

Iran’s mission to the United Nations told Newsweek that Tehran is ready to help Palestinians win over the regime through use of “force.”

“Based on Iran’s assessment, Palestinians cannot regain their seized rights from the Israeli regime through negotiation, as the Israeli regime only responds to force,” the mission said.

“Therefore, Iran supports any request for assistance from the Palestinian resistance,” it added.

The occupation forces assaulted several neighborhoods in Jenin by air and land on Monday as the Palestinian death toll from the latest wave of Israeli aggression has topped 10 since it began in the early hours of the day.

Palestine’s Shehab news agency reported that the occupation forces fired gas bombs at the hospital in Jenin, which was followed by Palestinians hurling handmade explosives at Israeli military vehicles in front of the medical facility.

In response to the Israeli aggression, the Jenin Brigade, which includes members of the Palestinian resistance groups in the occupied West Bank city, said it had ambushed the occupation forces and detonated a military vehicle with explosive devices.

We see if Palestinians do not resist and fight against the Zionists, every day we will witness such a crime by the Zionists, this time in Jenin next time nobody knows where, and these crimes will continue because of Western countries blind support of this killer regime.

So Palestinians need an intifada and serious struggle but this time with more determination to tame the Zionists who only know the language of force and retaliation and nothing more.

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The occupied West Bank towns, cities and villages have become used to pre-dawn Israeli raids.

But the latest invasion of Jenin and its adjoining refugee camp may prove to be a game changer.

Since the rise of newly formed Palestinian armed factions over the past two years, Israel must now carefully study its military operations before raiding West Bank regions, in particular the flashpoint cities of Jenin and Nablus.

In a statement on Monday, the Israeli military said that the operation started before dawn with the hope of arresting two Palestinians from the Jenin refugee camp.

What happened next was not expected.

The Israeli military brigade was met with resistance. A “massive exchange of fire” (as the Israeli military described it) ensued.

The regime’s forces have been accused of using an indiscriminate level of force.

Israeli forces killed five Palestinians, including one child, and injured more than 90 others throughout the duration of its presence inside Jenin.

Not even journalists were spared, with a group being shot at by Israeli snipers despite hiding in areas where there were no resistance fighters at the scene. At least one journalist, Hazem Nasser, was wounded with a direct hit.

Another Palestinian Journalist, Mohammed Ateeq, who was reporting live while trapped under fire said “there is heavy gunfire, the ambulance was targeted and fled, a targeted car also fled, there was shooting at it, everybody here is on the ground, all the journalists are on the ground here.”

Medics were prevented from attending to the injured. The Palestine Red Crescent Society says Israeli forces directly shot at and damaged four ambulances. “Our teams could only deal with 43 injuries, including 27 gunshot wounds and eight shrapnel wounds,” a spokesperson told Al Jazeera.

An official with the Fatah Party has been cited by Reuters as saying resistance fighters from the nearby cities of Nablus and Tulkarem had arrived in Jenin to support the local forces defending the camp.

After the hours-long battle that led to injuries among the regime’s troops, Israel called the operation off and began to withdraw.

As it was fleeing the Jenin refugee camp, the military convoy was caught in a trap. An explosive device, planted by the resistance, caused heavy damage to at least five Israeli armored vehicles, injuring more Israeli troops.

Palestinian gunmen ambushed the Israeli military convoy, which was struggling to leave the camp, and opened heavy fire at it.

A number of Israeli vehicles were prevented from leaving the city.

An Israeli military statement said “as they were retreating, an explosive device detonated in an armored vehicle. The injuries range from mild to medium.”

“The Israeli vehicles were subjected to gun shots and five vehicles were stuck. The operation to retract those vehicles could take hours,” the statement added. The damaged Israeli vehicles were later seen on Palestinian media.

At this point, the regime’s forces called for air assistance to help its troops evacuate.

Apache helicopters arrived at the scene and started firing in an attempt to target the gunmen and allow the convoy to depart.

“So that’s why you also saw our forces in a very problematic area and we had to bring in a helicopter,” an army spokesman told reporters.

Video clips circulating online show one military helicopter launching a missile and releasing flares.

The last time the regime had resorted to helicopter gunships in the occupied West Bank was more than 20 years ago. That is since the second Intifada more than two decades ago.

Unconfirmed reports have said the occupation army requested the intervention of F16 warplanes in the Jenin camp as a result of the shock from the method and confrontation of the resistance.

It all highlights the intensity of the gun battle and the amount of explosive devices with which the resistance targeted the Israeli military throughout the day. The Jenin battalion of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s al-Quds Brigades says it used high-grade explosives for the first time on Monday.

The use of more sophisticated explosive devices for the first time shows that Palestinians have the knowledge to make them and the means to use them against the Israeli military professionally. This indicates a new reality for the West Bank.

At least eight Israeli troops were left injured during the entire brutal yet botched operation. The Israeli army said on its radio channel that the condition of one of injured troops had deteriorated “to serious”.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later visited the injured troops in hospital.

Military analysts on Israeli media have said the injuries of the regime’s troops in the Jenin operation reminds the occupation regime a lot about Hezbollah’s pattern of resistance in Lebanon before the Israeli occupation fully withdrew from the country in 2000.

The Palestinian Health Ministry has identified four of the Palestinian victims as Ahmed Saqr aged 15, Khaled Darwish 21, Qassam Sariya 19, and Qassam Faisal 29.

Following the deadly raid on Jenin, Palestinians took to the streets and clashed with Israeli soldiers in different parts of the West Bank, with more casualties reported on both sides.

In a separate incident, a car was used in a retaliatory operation against Israeli troops at a checkpoint in the northern West Bank. The regime’s forces shot two people in the car, while two Israeli troops also sustained injuries in the operation.

The Hamas spokesman in the Gaza Strip, Hazem Qassem, strongly condemned the Jenin raid and praised the resistance.

“The resistance fighters from all factions were united on the battlefield, it shows that the resistance still exists in the West Bank cities. The threats by the occupation of the military operation will not stop the resistance in the West Bank,” he told different news outlets.

The Palestinian Islamic Jihad published a statement that condemned the Israeli military operation.

“We affirm that this heinous crime, during which the martyrs died and dozens of our people were wounded, will not stop our resistance in the West Bank. We salute our freedom fighters in the Jenin Battalion, and we confirm our determination to continue the fight. The enemy’s threats will not frighten us and will not discourage the al-Quds Brigades from carrying out their duty,” the statement read.

As Palestinians mourn their dead, there is a sense that the equation is changing in the occupied West Bank. Israel has much to think about following its latest operation.

The use of Apache helicopters for the first time in more than 20 years indicates how powerful the Palestinian resistance has become in tackling the Israeli regime’s military raids in the West Bank.

It also suggests how desperate the regime’s cabinet (which analysts say is the most fascist in Israel’s short history) has become in dealing with the armed resistance.

The tactics deployed by the resistance in Jenin have been compared to those of Hezbollah more than 23 years ago. History has shown what Hezbollah inflicted on Israel in the 23 years that followed.

The facts on the ground over the past two years prove the ignorance of Israeli rulers.

The more force they use against the West Bank, the stronger the Palestinian resistance grows. Experts believe that resorting to more force will spell more misery and spring more surprises for Israel in the future.

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The last time the regime had resorted to helicopter gunships in the occupied West Bank was more than 20 years ago. That is since the second Intifada more than two decades ago.

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TEHRAN (Iran News) –Israeli forces have raided the Jenin refugee camp, killing five Palestinians and wounding at least 91. One of the Palestinians killed is a minor.

Israeli forces have raided the Jenin refugee camp, killing five Palestinians and wounding at least 91. One of the Palestinians killed is a minor.

The raid began early Monday morning, with Israeli soldiers storming the camp, firing live ammunition, stun grenades and toxic gas, according to Wafa news agency.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health has identified four of the victims as Khaled Darwish, 21; Qassam Sariya, 19; Ahmed Saqr, 15; and Qassam Faisal Abu Sariya, 29.

The Israeli military has said the raid was to arrest two suspects, adding that Israeli soldiers came under fire which resulted in a “massive exchange of fire”.

The Israeli military has said it used helicopters to shoot at alleged gunmen in Jenin.

Nibal Farsakh, an information officer at the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS), says four ambulances have been directly targeted by Israeli forces in Jenin.

“It was such a hard day for all Palestinians and for our medical teams who work on the ground,” Farsakh told Al Jazeera from Ramallah.

“Israeli occupation forces attacked four PRCS ambulances as they conducted their duty in Jenin,” she said.

They were “directly targeted with live ammunition, causing material damage to the structure and the glass of the ambulances themselves,” Farsakh added.

“One of the ambulances was also hit by a military vehicle before it was shot by the occupation forces,” she said, adding that it was “taken out of service due to the attack”.

According to Farsakh, medical teams were first denied access and eventually arrived late to treat those who were injured at the scene. Some were “in a very severe condition” and needed urgent medical assistance.

Palestinian officials also said a journalist, Hazem Nasser, has been wounded by Israeli gunfire during the raid in Jenin in the occupied West Bank.

Nasser, who was rushed to hospital in an ambulance, said soldiers shot at him as he took cover.

Islamic countries condemn the raid

Jordan’s foreign ministry has condemned Israel’s raid on Jenin, warning of an ongoing “cycle of violence”.

Ministry spokesman Sinan Majali stressed the need to halt Israel’s “continuous incursions” into Palestinian cities, protect them from repeated attacks, and stop escalations that constitute a “violation of international humanitarian law and Israel’s obligations as an occupying power”.

He affirmed his country’s rejection of these attacks and the “unilateral measures that undermine efforts to reduce escalation”.

He further stressed the need for the international community to “act immediately and effectively” to stop Israeli aggression and to provide the Palestinian people in the occupied territories with protection.

Iran’s foreign ministry also called the killings “criminal”, warning that Israel has intensified its atrocious acts in recent months, including the Monday raid.

“Mass murder of Palestinians, including children, women, and seniors, in addition to destroying their properties, is a clear example of organized crime and state terrorism,” spokesman Nasser Kanani said in a short statement, calling on international stakeholders to intervene and stop Israeli attacks.

The reaction comes as a delegation led by PIJ leader Ziyad al-Nakhaleh arrived in Tehran earlier this week and held talks with top officials, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, while a Hamas delegation led by political chief Ismail Haniyeh landed in the Iranian capital Sunday night.

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