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The Battle of Jenin (April 3–April 11, 2002) took place in the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) entered the camp, and other areas under the administration of the Palestinian Authority, during the Second Intifada, as part of Operation Defensive Shield. The Jenin camp was targeted after Israel determined that it had "served as a launch site for numerous terrorist attacks against both Israeli civilians and Israeli towns and villages in the area."

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  • Battle of Jenin
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  • The Battle of Jenin (April 3–April 11, 2002) took place in the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) entered the camp, and other areas under the administration of the Palestinian Authority, during the Second Intifada, as part of Operation Defensive Shield. The Jenin camp was targeted after Israel determined that it had "served as a launch site for numerous terrorist attacks against both Israeli civilians and Israeli towns and villages in the area."
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  • 1(xsd:integer)
  • 2(xsd:integer)
  • 12(xsd:integer)
  • Commando teams
  • Some 200 – several hundreds
  • some 200 - several hundreds
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Date
  • --04-01
  • --04-03
Commander
Caption
  • Aerial image of the city of Jenin with refugee camp marked
Casualties
  • 23(xsd:integer)
  • 52(xsd:integer)
  • 53(xsd:integer)
  • 200(xsd:integer)
  • Dozens of houses destroyed
  • Dozens of houses destroyed according to the IDF
  • Hundreds wounded
  • at least 52 dead per HRW
  • according to HRW at least 140 buildings completely destroyed, severe damage caused 200 additional buildings rendered uninhabitable or unsafe.
Result
  • Israeli victory
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Place
Conflict
  • Battle of Jenin
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  • The Battle of Jenin (April 3–April 11, 2002) took place in the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) entered the camp, and other areas under the administration of the Palestinian Authority, during the Second Intifada, as part of Operation Defensive Shield. The Jenin camp was targeted after Israel determined that it had "served as a launch site for numerous terrorist attacks against both Israeli civilians and Israeli towns and villages in the area." The IDF employed armored bulldozers to clear out booby traps laid inside the camp, alongside infantry, commando forces, and assault helicopters. Resistance by Palestinian militants was fiercer than expected, and after an Israeli column walked into a deadly ambush, the army began to rely more heavily on the use of bulldozers. On April 11, Palestinian militants began to surrender. Israeli troops began withdrawing from the camp on April 18. Jenin remained sealed throughout the invasion and rumors of a massacre circulated. Stories of hundreds or thousands of civilians being killed in their homes as they were demolished spread throughout the Arab world. Subsequent investigations found no evidence to substantiate claims of a massacre, but did find evidence of war crimes. At least 52 Palestinians and 23 IDF soldiers were killed in the fighting.
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