JENIN, West Bank ¨C Israeli bulldozers have demolished large areas of the now virtually empty Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank and appear to be carving wide roadways through its once-crowded warren of alleyways, echoing tactics already employed in the Gaza Strip as troops prepare for a long-term stay.
At least 40,000 Palestinians have left their homes in Jenin and the nearby city of Tulkarm in the northern West Bank since Israel began its operation just a day after reaching a ceasefire agreement in Gaza after 15 months of war.
¡°Jenin is a repeat of what happened in Jabalia,¡± said Basheer Matahen, spokesperson for the Jenin municipality, referring to the refugee camp in northern Gaza that was cleared out by the Israeli army after weeks of bitter fighting. ¡°The camp has become uninhabitable.¡±
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