Jenin – Minister Nasser Qatami, adviser to the Prime Minister for Arab and Islamic Funds Affairs, said that the Palestinian Authority will "do everything necessary" to reconstruct Jenin refugee camp. 

This comes a fortnight after Israel's two-day onslaught, the most extensive invasion of a West Bank city in two decades, resulted in the killing of 12 Palestinians, the injury of dozens of others, and widespread damage to infrastructure and property.

Following his visit to the camp, Qatami told Al-Quds "We have never stopped supporting the Jenin Governorate and its camp, which constitutes a symbol of steadfastness and confrontation, and the Jenin Governorate as a whole deserves all our support and assistance."

He added that the Palestinian Authority "does not have a ceiling" when it comes to financial support for the camp, and that they are willing to do "everything necessary in order to restore the situation, and to ensure it will be veven better than it was before." 

Qatami also condemned the Israeli occupation for "forever seeking to destroy our infrastructure and besiege our people."

Mohammad Sabbagh, the head of the People's Services Committee of the Jenin Refugee Camp, extended his appreciation for the solidarity with the camp, and the efforts made to rebuild the homes and infrastructure. 

"This is confirmation that the camp is not alone in this battle to defend the rights of the Palestinian people and their just cause," Sabbagh said. 

"We can build through it a new vision that brings together all Palestinians under one banner, which is the cause of Palestine and the liberation of our people," he added.

The governor of Jenin, Akram Rajoub, stressed that completing the reconstruction process and implementing it as soon as possible, in line with the instructions of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

Pointing to several tours and visits from Arab and international organizations, Rajoub said that the Palestinians of Jenin "value the efforts of all those who stood by the Jenin camp and after this violent attack carried out by the Israeli war machine," and that that "all the Arab peoples and the free people of the world support this resistance to get rid of occupation."