Palestinian teacher among two killed by Israeli forces in Jenin raid
Middle East EyeJan 19, 2023
The Palestinian Health Ministry has claimed Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian schoolteacher and a militant during a raid in the Jenin refugee camp. Israeli forces also reportedly arrested two sons of a local Islamic Jihad leader.
The dead were identified as Adham Jabareen, 28, and Jawad Bawaqneh — a 57-year-old teacher who was killed while giving medical aid to Jabreen outside his home. Palestinian Islamic Jihad stated that Jabareen was a member of the group.
As Israel expands its near-daily raids into the West Bank, more and more Palestinians are dying. Jawad Bawaqneh simply wanted to help someone injured outside his house, but, nonetheless, he was killed by Israel's war machine. Last year was the deadliest twelve months for Palestine since the Second Intifada, killing at least 167 Palestinians.
Though it is tragic when innocent bystanders are killed, the fault for such losses ultimately falls on Palestinian militancy and terrorism, which has used the civilian population as a shield. Most of those killed in the last year have been terrorists who died as Israeli forces conducted operations to keep civilians safe. The only reason raids in the West Bank have expanded over the last year is due to Palestinian-backed terrorism against Israel.