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Jenin Camp Siege Displaces 17,000 Amid Humanitarian Crisis

2/6/2025

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Israeli forces have laid siege to Jenin Camp, forcing 17,000 residents to flee and demolishing over 100 homes. The UN highlights a dire humanitarian crisis, with 13 schools shuttered, leaving 5,000 children without education. Since January, the violence has claimed at least 70 Palestinian lives, including 11 children, raising alarms about tactics echoing those in Gaza.

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Israeli forces have laid siege to Jenin Camp, forcing 17,000 residents to flee and demolishing over 100 homes. The UN highlights a dire humanitarian crisis, with 13 schools shuttered, leaving 5,000 children without education. Since January, the violence has claimed at least 70 Palestinian lives, including 11 children, raising alarms about tactics echoing those in Gaza.