Alert Note: Humanitarian Crisis in Jenin Refugee Camp, Palestine (23-012-SP)

Støtteforeningen Det Danske Hus i Palæstina has submitted an alert due to the Israeli invasion of Jenin Refugee Camp in Palestine.

Between July 3 and July 4, in Jenin Refugee Camp, Israeli forces carried out the most extensive operation in the West Bank in years, with multiple drone-strikes and over 1,000 ground troops. Twelve Palestinians, including four children, were killed and over 140 injured. The UNRWA health clinic inside the camp was severely damaged and remains closed. The water and sewerage network in the camp, as well as roads, were damaged and in some cases destroyed. Over 500 Palestinian families, comprising more than 3,500 people, were internally displaced during the operation.