Global condemnations pour in after Israel’s brutal onslaught on Jenin

The Israeli onslaught on the occupied West Bank city of Jenin has drawn widespread condemnation from around the world as the death toll from the regime’s large-scale offensive continues to rise.

Palestine’s Ministry of Health announced on Monday that nine Palestinians, including eight in Jenin, were fatally shot by the Israeli occupation forces, adding that at least 50 others sustained injuries.

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) condemned as “organized state terrorism” Israel’s air raids and ground attacks on the Jenin refugee camp.

"This heinous crime constitutes an extension of crimes and organized state terrorism practiced by the Israeli occupation against the Palestinian people," the OIC said in a statement.

The Jeddah-based grouping held Israel responsible for "the repercussions of this heinous crime that calls for investigation and accountability."

The OIC called on the UN Security Council to "take responsibility, enforce its relevant resolutions, put an end to this continuous Israeli terrorism, and provide protection for the Palestinian people."

Iran: Israeli attack on Jenin ‘state terrorism’

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kan’ani censured the brutal attack on Jenin as a “criminal act and a clear example of state terrorism” and stressed that Palestinians will once again defeat the Zionist forces.

Kan’ani said in a press conference, “Crime is institutionalized in the nature of the Zionist regime. The latest crime in Jenin showed once again that peace and compromise cannot deter the regime’s war machine and that this regime is neither trustworthy nor seeking peace.”

Arab League slams ‘brutal military operation’

Arab League’s Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit condemned the “brutal military operation” in occupied Jenin in a tweet, saying, “The bombing of cities and camps by planes and the bulldozing of houses and roads is a collective punishment and revenge” that will lead to further escalations.

Aboul Gheit also appealed to “advocates of peace” around the world to intervene and stop the “criminal operation.”

Egypt condemns excessive and indiscriminate force

The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned the bloody Israeli military aggression against Jenin, calling for the intervention of international bodies to put an end to such violations.

In a statement, the Ministry affirmed Egypt’s “complete rejection of the repeated Israeli attacks and incursions against Palestinian cities, resulting in innocent civilian casualties due to the use of excessive and indiscriminate force, and a flagrant violation of the provisions of international law and international legitimacy, especially the International humanitarian law that imposes clear and concise commitments.”

Jordan: Israel ‘violates international humanitarian law’

In a statement, Jordanian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Sinan al-Majali lambasted the Israeli offensive, saying the escalation “constitutes a violation of international humanitarian law and obligations of the [Israeli] occupation.”

The spokesperson called for immediate and effective action by the international community to stop the Israeli assault and provide protection for Palestinians in all Occupied Territories.

Lebanon's Hezbollah slams ‘global and Arab silence’

The Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement condemned in a statement the Israeli aggression against the Jenin refugee camp in the light of “global and Arab silence” that encourages the occupying regime to persist in its “dangerous terrorist acts.”

Hezbollah praised "the heroic response of the resistance factions and the brave camp residents who confront the occupation forces with courage and steadfastness, inflicting losses on its forces and war machine."

UN: Ensure access to injured

The United Nations Resident Humanitarian Coordinator in Palestine, Lynn Hastings, expressed alarm in a tweet as she called for access to the injured.

According to Israeli military sources, more than 1,000 troops were involved in the Jenin attack, in which air fire has been used by the occupation forces in the occupied West Bank for the first time since the Second Intifadha.

Tensions have been running high across the occupied West Bank in recent months amid repeated Israeli raids on Palestinian towns and cities.

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