Israeli Tanks Back to Jenin, Hours Later

JENIN, West Bank: After hours of an Israeli announcement of pulling back its forces from the Palestinian town of Jenin, in the northern West Bank, its forces were re-deployed again into the town of Jenin and its refugee camp.

The short-lived withdrawal, if lasted, would have ended a three-week-long military invasion that resulted in the death of hundreds of Palestinians and wide-scale destruction of property, , more than 300 homes according to some estimates.

An Israeli army General Eyal Schlein at Jenin was quoted as saying the military had destroyed the infrastructure of Palestinian militant groups that allegedly staged suicide bombings and other attacks against Israelis.

But hundreds of people, mostly civilians, were killed on the hands of Israeli troops during the Israeli attack on Jenin.

Meanwhile, Israeli tanks re-invaded the West Bank town of Qalqiliya early Friday. Israeli forces had withdrawn last week from the town, located near the border with Israel.