Official PA Daily headline celebrates Jenin “resistance”

Headline: “Jenin and its refugee camp: The wellspring of Martyrdom, honor, and resolve

• 5 Martyrs and 91 wounded, including 23 seriously wounded, in a land and air act of aggression
• Through its determination to defy, the resistance shattered the myth of ‘the invincible [Israeli] army,’ wounded a number of soldiers, and took [military] vehicles out of service; [Israeli Minister of Finance Bezalel] Smotrich incites for an extensive act of aggression”

(All of the above is the main headline of the official PA daily -Ed.)

“Jenin and its refugee camp wrote new pages of heroism, self-sacrifice, and resolve [in history] when they stood heroically against a land and air act of aggression by the occupation (refers to Palestinian terrorists ambushing Israeli forces, wounding 7 with an explosive on June 19, 2023; 5 Palestinian terrorists were killed and dozens wounded in the ensuing gun battle -Ed.). With their determination to defy, they shattered the myth of the invincible army, which has been shattered by the self-sacrificing fighters time after time throughout the Palestinian revolution.

As is its habit in every case of defeat, the occupation used aerial vehicles to bomb peaceful civilians and fired a hail of bullets that also hit journalists, hospitals, and mosques (the terrorists fired at the Israeli forces from within mosques, as documented by video footage -Ed.). As a result of this, 5 citizens (sic., terrorists) including a youth died as Martyrs. 91 others were wounded, including 23 who were seriously to critically wounded…

According to Israeli reports, the resistance members in Jenin detonated explosives next to two military vehicles and opened heavy fire. According to the [Israeli news] website ‘Walla,’ the occupation army estimates that one of the vehicles was hit by an anti-tank missile…

The website ‘Walla’ said that the operation to rescue the soldiers was difficult and complicated, and it was carried out under heavy fire. Eventually the wounded among the occupation’s ranks were evacuated to Jalameh crossing, and from there were transferred to the hospitals by a military helicopter and ambulances.”

[Official PA daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, June 20, 2023]

The article includes an image featuring pictures of the 5 Palestinian terrorists who were killed in the gun battle with Israeli forces in Jenin on June 19, 2023.