User:Jaakobou/Battle of Jenin
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The following is an in-progress re-write that was put on hold due to a large number of Israeli-Palestinian related conflicts. This is not the main-space article -- Battle of Jenin -- and should not be considered reliable or promoted by wikipedia. It is my personal mid-way, unfinished re-write that might not be accepted as fully neutral before examined by the community. JaakobouChalk Talk 03:00, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
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Battle of Jenin | |||||
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Part of the al-Aqsa Intifada, Operation Defensive Shield | |||||
IDF D9L and D9N armored bulldozers, instrumental in changing the style of combat and the outcome of the battle. | |||||
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Belligerents | |||||
Israel IDF |
22px Fatah (Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, Tanzim) Hamas Islamic Jihad | ||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||
Yedidia Yehuda [1] | Mahmoud Tawallbe† | ||||
Strength | |||||
1,000 | 200-250 | ||||
Casualties and losses | |||||
23 soldiers killed |
52 killed (38 armed men, 14 civilians according to IDF; 30 militants, 22 civilians according to HRW) 685 persons arrested (mostly released) |
The Battle of Jenin (Arabic: مجزرة جنين Jenin Massacre) ; (Hebrew: הקרב בג'נין 2002 Battle in Jenin 2002) took place between the 3rd and 11th of April 2002 in Jenin's Palestinian refugee camp as part of Operation Defensive Shield during the Second Intifada.
The battle, initially reported as the Jenin Massacre, attracted widespread international attention due to Palestinian statements and testimonials of war crimes, including the mass killing and burial of civilians; aired most widely in the Arab, British and European media.
As the fighting died down and observers were introduced into the camp, the allegations were mostly ruled out and the final death reports of the battle estimated at 52-56 Palestinians while 23 Israeli soldiers were killed.