RAMALLAH, West Bank — The city of Jenin, in the northern West Bank, is back to the forefront amid daily incidents in the past weeks involving clashes between armed young men of the Palestinian resistance in the area and Israeli forces. On July 12, a number of streets witnessed some of the most violent armed clashes in years after special Israeli forces raided the area to arrest a number of wanted men. Six Palestinians were shot and injured by the Israeli military, and another six were arrested.
Palestinian youths have been confronting the Israeli forces using light firearms such as Kalashnikov and M16 rifles. They also throw Molotov cocktails and homemade bombs at army vehicles. Clashes in Jenin have been taking place on a daily basis since the 11-day war on the Gaza strip began May 10, and has become more violent since June 10 after Israeli forces shot dead three men in Jenin. Two of the victims were from the Palestinian Authority's military intelligence, and they were killed in front of their duty station during the Israeli military’s crackdown on Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad movement. The third victim was identified as Jamil al-Amouri, a member of Al-Quds Brigades. Meanwhile, his friend, Wissam Abu Zeid, was arrested after he was hit during the operation.
