Destruction of Jenin refugee camp

The Electronic Intifada
24 April 2002
In the early hours of 3 April 2002, Israeli forces invaded Jenin and the refugee camp adjacent to it, declared them a closed military area, prevented all access, and imposed a round-the-clock curfew. By the time the Israeli forces partly withdrew and the lifting of the curfew on 18 April, at least 52 Palestinians and 23 Israeli soldiers were killed. Many more were injured. Approximately 150 buildings had been destroyed and many others were rendered structurally unsound. Four hundred and fifty families were rendered homeless. On April 25, 2002, Charity Crouse visited Jenin refugee camp. She filmed the destruction and witnessed children looking for their relatives.
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    Camera: Charity Crouse, Editing: Arjan El Fassed

    SCREENSHOTS

    Part of the destruction in Jenin refugee camp (Photo: Charity Crouse, 2002)

    Children looking for their relatives (Photo: Charity Crouse, 2002)

    Related Links:

  • Three testimonies from Jenin, Charity Crouse, Live from Palestine, 28 April 2002
  • Journalism in Jenin: No Honor Among Thieves, Charity Crouse, Live from Palestine, 28 April 2002
  • Jenin: Not of this earth, Ben Granby, Live from Palestine, 27 April 2002
  • I brought Jenin to Israel, Ben Granby, Live from Palestine, 22 April 2002
  • Searching for the truth in Jenin, Kathy Kelly, Live from Palestine, 21 April 2002
  • Israeli MFA distorts scale of destruction Jenin refugee camp, Arjan El Fassed, The Electronic Intifada, 28 August 2002
  • Report of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Jenin