Israel bombs Gaza following Jenin assault

Israeli jets have struck the Gaza Strip after Israeli forces withdrew from Jenin in the occupied West Bank, ending Israel’s largest assault in the region in nearly two decades


Jenin refugee camp: Houses some 14,000 Palestinians living in densely packed area. About 3,000 have fled Israeli assault

Highway 66
Freedom Theatre
Targeted building said by Israel to be militant command centre
JENIN 
Highway 60
Israeli control
500m 550 yards


Mediterranean Sea
WEST BANK
Tel Aviv
Jenin
Jerusalem
Dead Sea
ISRAEL 
Gaza Strip
EGYPT
JORDAN
80km 50 miles


RECENT ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN VIOLENCE

Jun 18: Seven Palestinians killed and over 100 wounded in Israeli raid involving helicopter gunships over Jenin

Jun 20: Two Hamas gunmen shoot dead four Israelis near settlement of Eli, 40km south of Jenin

Jun 21: At least one Palestinian man killed as settlers storm town of Turmus Ayya, close to Eli. Three Palestinian militants from Jenin killed in Israeli drone strike

Jul 3: Israel launches major operation aimed at targeting militants in Jenin refugee camp. At least 12 Palestinians and one Israeli soldier killed

Jul 4: At least eight people wounded in Tel Aviv in suspected Palestinian car-ramming attack. Israel ends Jenin operation

Jul 5: Israeli jets strike Gaza Strip in response to rockets fired by Gaza militants towards southern Israel


Sources: BBC, Reuters, Washington Post
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