Jenin (/ ʒ ɪ ˈ n iː n / zhin-EEN; Arabic: جنين, romanized: Jinīn, locally pronounced [ʒɪˈniːn] ⓘ) is a city in the State of Palestine in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The city serves as the administrative center of the Jenin Governorate of Palestine and is a major center for the surrounding towns. [ 2 ]

Feb 1, 2025 · Jenin was an Ottoman-German base in World War I; a memorial to fallen German aviators remains. It was an important centre for Jordanian and Iraqi forces in the first Arab-Israeli war in 1948; though much of the strategic territory in the vicinity was taken by Israel, Jenin remained in Arab hands.

Jenin (Arabic: جنين) is a city in the State of Palestine, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Jenin is a evidence of many periods of conflict and challenges faced by the Palestinians (such as displacement, raids by IDF), especially in the context of the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Dec 15, 2024 · The PA killed a Jenin Brigades commander named Yazid Ja’ayseh and injured several people. The PA also killed 19-year-old Palestinian Rahbi Shalabi during clashes with fighters in Jenin.

Jul 5, 2023 · Israeli forces have concluded their largest-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin in decades, killing at least 12 Palestinians and leaving widespread destruction across...

6 days ago · Israel has destroyed multiple buildings in the occupied West Bank’s Jenin refugee camp, hours after its forces killed a 73-year-old man, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said.

Jan 22, 2025 · Jenin's governor, Kamal Abu al-Rub, told AFP news agency on Tuesday morning that "what is happening is an invasion of the camp", adding: "It came quickly, Apache [helicopters] in the sky and ...

Aug 29, 2024 · Of the 10 camps across the occupied West Bank, Jenin has the highest rates of unemployment and poverty, according to the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA.

Aug 28, 2024 · Jenin, a focal point of Israel’s wide-ranging raid into the West Bank on Wednesday, is a potent symbol of opposition and militancy for Palestinians after decades of fighting against occupying ...

Jenin is a city in the State of Palestine in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The city serves as the administrative center of the Jenin Governorate of Palestine ...