Jenin becomes hub of resistance to Israeli policies in West Bank

Ahmad Melhem

Mar 22, 2022

Smoke billows from the house of a Palestinian suspect after it was demolished by Israeli security forces, in the village of Silat al-Harithiya near the flashpoint town of Jenin, West Bank, March 8, 2022. — Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP via Getty Images

RAMALLAH, West Bank — Jenin governorate in the northern West Bank is like a circle of fire that Israel is trying to put out, amid fears that it would spread to other areas in the West Bank, especially as the Muslim holy month of Ramadan is drawing near, at the beginning of April.

The Israeli army has recently intensified its raids on the city, which faces armed clashes on part of the Palestinian resistance fighters.