Israeli Army 'Kills Fighters': Details Omitted by Your Local News
The Israeli army conducted another raid in the Jenin refugee camp, killing three Palestinians they labeled 'fighters.' This framing conveniently bypasses the elephant in the room: Jenin is under military occupation, a fact often sanitized in Western media. Reports fail to mention that the West Bank has been under Israeli military control since 1967, and these 'raids' represent a daily reality of
military incursions into civilian areas, often with disproportionate force – a pattern that includes the destruction of homes and infrastructure. According to the United Nations, 2023 was one of the deadliest years on record for Palestinians in the West Bank, largely due to increased Israeli military operations and settler violence. One might wonder if any foreign army 'raiding' a refugee camp in
an occupied territory would ever be viewed as anything other than an aggressor. Yet, the narrative here consistently defaults to Israel's right to 'self-defense,' even when deep inside territory it occupies. How many times must residents of Jenin be 'raided' before we question the legality and morality of the occupation itself?