Israel Officially Withdraws Troops: What Is Camp Jenin And Why Did Israel Attack It?

RediksiaThursday, 6 July 2023 | 05:59 GMT+0000

The Jenin camp became a focus of conflict during the second Palestinian counter-insurgency between 2000 and 2005.

The IDF captured the camp in 2002 after ten days of fighting known as the Battle of Jenin.

About 52 Palestinian soldiers and civilians and 23 Israeli soldiers were killed in the fighting.

More than 400 houses were destroyed and more than a quarter of the population lost their homes.