Israeli Forces Mark Palestinian Women's Hands During Jenin Camp Invasion
During an ongoing military invasion of the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, Israeli forces marked dozens of Palestinian women with numbers on their hands to categorize them by neighborhood. Approximately 120 women, among nearly 40,000 displaced Palestinians, were permitted brief entry to inspect homes and retrieve belongings under strict surveillance. Witnesses reported enduring lengthy delays, harassment, and humiliating strip searches conducted by female soldiers. Upon entering, many found their neighborhoods reduced to rubble, with homes burned or demolished and streets filled with sewage. Um Fadi Wahdan described finding her five-story home completely destroyed, stating the visit reopened deep emotional wounds. Another woman, Abeer al-Sabbagh, condemned the mandatory strip searches as psychologically damaging and indecent. This marks the second such exceptional access granted since the offensive began in January 2025, following a previous limited entry in July 2025. The incident highlights the severe humanitarian impact and dehumanizing treatment faced by displaced Palestinians attempting to access their destroyed properties amidst continued military occupation and destruction in the northern West Bank.
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Israeli Forces Mark Palestinian Women's Hands During Jenin Camp Invasion
During an ongoing military invasion of the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, Israeli forces marked dozens of Palestinian women with numbers on their hands to categorize them by neighborhood. Approximately 120 women, among nearly 40,000 displaced Palestinians, were permitted brief entry to inspect homes and retrieve belongings under strict surveillance. Witnesses reported enduring lengthy delays, harassment, and humiliating strip searches conducted by female soldiers. Upon entering, many found their neighborhoods reduced to rubble, with homes burned or demolished and streets filled with sewage. Um Fadi Wahdan described finding her five-story home completely destroyed, stating the visit reopened deep emotional wounds. Another woman, Abeer al-Sabbagh, condemned the mandatory strip searches as psychologically damaging and indecent. This marks the second such exceptional access granted since the offensive began in January 2025, following a previous limited entry in July 2025. The incident highlights the severe humanitarian impact and dehumanizing treatment faced by displaced Palestinians attempting to access their destroyed properties amidst continued military occupation and destruction in the northern West Bank.
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