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Israel Escalates Attack on Jenin, Blows Up 23 Homes on Residential Block

HeadlineFeb 03, 2025

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has called for an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting to discuss Israel’s escalating attacks on Jenin in the occupied West Bank. On Saturday, Israeli forces blew up an entire residential block of 23 homes in the Jenin refugee camp. Israel’s offensive has killed more than 50 Palestinians and displaced more than 15,000. On Thursday, Palestine’s Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa said Israel’s attacks on the West Bank are a “systematic effort to destroy the foundations of the Palestinian state.”

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