'This generation is more dangerous': The new West Bank resistance

'This generation is more dangerous': The new West Bank resistance

Author: The Times July 13, 2023 Duration: 33:20

Last week, the Israeli army entered the Jenin refugee camp on the West Bank and carried out a two-day raid where the target - according to Israel - was the headquarters of local militants. During the incursion, journalists were not allowed into the camp. Now that the rubble is being cleared - what really happened? And has it fed the flames of the 'Jenin Brigades' - a new generation of resistance that could be the most dangerous iteration yet?

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