Jenin is a major Palestinian city in northern West Bank, with population of at least 49,000. Located in Area A of the West Bank, it is under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority.
It contains the Jenin refugee camp, a densely-populated Palestinian refugee camp with a population of around 11,000-22,000 people, according to differing sources and estimates.
The Lowlands police division is currently training to thwart possible terrorist infiltrations from the Jenin district into Jewish settlements.
In Jenin, Israeli forces arrested one of the wanted persons under the intelligence guidance of the Shin Bet • Forces worked to uncover buried explosives aimed at harming IDF personnel
The terrorist, identified as Yasser Hanoun, was on his way to commit a shooting attack.
Israel’s military was not immediately available for comment on their statement.
In view of the host’s persistence on the issue, Bennett emphasized his point by saying: "If Osama bin Laden is in a hospital and his thumb is injured, do you go in and kill him? The answer is yes."
Will people take Palestinian claims at face value that hospitals in Jenin, Khan Yunis, and Gaza City are hospitals dedicated to curing disease and healing the sick?
The officials's comments come in the aftermath of the Jenin hospital operation.
The Israeli commando forces entered the hospital dressed as doctors and nurses, as seen in CCTV footage shared on social media.
Six Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Jenin amid armed clashes in the city, according to Palestinian reports.
During the overnight operation, security forces seized safes, financial documents, phones and recordings as evidence, in addition to tens of millions of shekels.