Publish dateWednesday 5 February 2025 - 12:08
Story Code : 306803
West Bank
The Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank is heading in a "catastrophic direction", the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said Tuesday, adding that residents had "endured the impossible".
Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - Monitoring: “The residents of this particular camp have endured the impossible,” UNRWA spokeswoman Juliette Touma told a media briefing on Tuesday.
She said Israeli explosives and bulldozers have destroyed dozens of houses and streets since January 21.
“Large parts of the camp were completely destroyed in a series of detonations by the Israeli forces. It is estimated that 100 houses were destroyed or heavily damaged.”
The Israeli military also uses drones to bomb houses in the West Bank.
Regime forces chase Palestinian cars and restrict the people’s movement.
Touma further stated that the destruction of basic infrastructure had taken a toll on the education system.
“When it comes to UNRWA, 13 schools in the camp and the surrounding areas continue to be closed. That affected 5,000 kids in that area.”
UNRWA says it received no warning from the Israeli side prior to the detonation of its facilities.
Touma referred to a recent such action, on February 2, and said the detonation “was when children were supposed to go back to school.”
Israel has banned operations by UNRWA in the occupied Palestinian territories. UNRWA’s contact with the regime’s authorities has also been prohibited since January 30.
Elsewhere in her remarks, Touma said UNRWA's services inside Jenin have come to a full stop in early December./press TV
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