The Jenin Refugee Camp is an extreme slum in the heart of a beautiful city that, until the war, was an attractive destination for Palestinian and Israeli Arab students. Not far from where the American University is located, battles have been raging for nearly two years between a battalion of terrorists and security forces. In the past two months, both the Palestinian Authority and IDF forces have managed to carry out an exceptionally large-scale operation against the terrorists.
Just a few dozen kilometers from Tel Aviv, beyond the separation barrier but adjacent to the “Cross-Israel Highway,” lies the City of Tulkarm. Since October 7, fighting has been ongoing between IDF forces and terrorists in the extreme refugee camps on both sides of the city, “Nur a-Shams” and Tulkarm refugee camp. About a year ago, terrorists from these camps attempted to launch rockets towards central Israel and plan attacks similar to October 7.