A Palestinian police officer was killed on Monday during violent clashes between security forces and armed groups within the Jenin refugee camp in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, local authorities reported.
Jenin city and its refugee camp are considered strongholds of armed factions opposed to the Palestinian Authority's governance © Mena Today
A Palestinian police officer was killed on Monday during violent clashes between security forces and armed groups within the Jenin refugee camp in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, local authorities reported.
This marks the second officer's death in as many days in Jenin, a northern West Bank city that has been a hotspot for intense fighting over the past two weeks. The clashes pit armed factions against security forces of the Palestinian Authority (PA), which maintains limited administrative control over parts of the territory.
Mehran Qadous was "cowardly targeted by outlaws in the Jenin camp," said Anwar Rajab, a spokesperson for the PA security forces, in a statement.
While intra-Palestinian clashes are typically rare, tensions have flared since the PA police arrested several militants from the Jenin area. The unrest has claimed the lives of five individuals so far, including two police officers and three Palestinians, two of whom were civilians.
Jenin city and its refugee camp are considered strongholds of armed factions opposed to the Palestinian Authority's governance. The PA wields partial administrative authority in the West Bank, which has been under Israeli occupation since 1967.
These internal clashes come against the backdrop of escalating violence in the West Bank, which has surged since the onset of the war in Gaza. According to the Palestinian news agency Wafa, Israeli soldiers and settlers have killed 737 Palestinians in the West Bank between October 7, 2023, and December 3, 2024.
The deteriorating situation underscores the challenges facing the Palestinian Authority, which is caught between maintaining order and addressing widespread grievances over governance, Israeli occupation, and inter-factional tensions.
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