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Wed 15 Mar 2023 8:58 pm - Jerusalem Time
Pictures || An Hebrew website reveals the details of the Jenin operation and the use of different planes
A translation of "Jerusalem" dot com - The Ynet Hebrew website stated, on Saturday evening, that the Israeli army granted its forces, who worked in the field in the Jenin refugee camp in broad daylight today, an unusually large-scale air cover, through the use of drones. for reconnaissance, and others like it armed with missiles that flew at relatively low altitudes, along with Apache combat helicopters.
According to the site, none of the planes were used in an "aggressive" manner, and their flight was aimed at helping the ground forces to operate safely and to identify the militants, especially the drones that were carrying out follow-up and photographing tasks, while the use of combat helicopters was aimed at creating "deterrence." ".
According to the site, the Palestinian militants use side and small roads and are stationed in crowded areas due to the population density of the Jenin camp, which makes it difficult for the combat helicopters that hover over them throughout the operation.
The site pointed out that the Israeli army heavily used snipers from the selected units that led the operation, which are "Dovdovan", "Egoz" and "Nahal Patrol", and the snipers were stationed in many points in the camp and inside the buildings, which explains the number of martyrs and wounded.
He pointed out that the operation focused on the arrest of the Islamic Jihad activist, Saleh Samir Abu Zeina, a former detainee on the background of activities he described as "terrorist". He was released in 2020, and returned to the same activities, and was behind the shootings.
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Pictures || An Hebrew website reveals the details of the Jenin operation and the use of different planes