December 14, 2024, marks a turning point for Jenin: the day the Palestinian Authority assassinated Yazid Ja‘ayseh, commander of the Jenin Brigade, and the child Mohammed Al-Amer. Both were sons of the camp and belonged to families known for sacrifice. Mohammed was the brother of martyr Yusuf Al-Amer and prisoners Luay and Ibrahim Al-Amer, the nephew of the martyred leader Ziad Al-Amer, and also the cousin of the martyrs Ayham, Aysar, and Nidal Al-Amer. Yazid was deeply rooted in the camp, closer to leaders, including prisoners Mohammed Al-Hosary, Moslim Masarwa, and Abu Azmi, and the martyrs Abu Talal, Islam Khamaysa, and Abu Shadi.

Yazid embraced Palestinian nationalism, viewing armed struggle as the sole path to liberation. Growing up under constant raids, he saw resistance as a direct and necessary response to the occupation. Known for his steadfastness and resistance, his history included a serious injury in 2019 and four years in occupation prisons, enduring torture and repeated arrests.

Despite relentless pursuit after his release, Yazid never abandoned the camp. He was martyred on December 14, 2024, during clashes amidst the Palestinian Authority siege on the camp. Escalating their aggression, PA forces besieged local hospitals, preventing family and friends from bidding him farewell after his assassination.

The PA’s objective was clear: disarm the resistance and leave Jenin vulnerable to occupation forces. Yazid refused to yield, refusing humiliation and standing in defense of the camp. The PA siege itself mirrored occupation tactics: encircling the camp, burning homes as collective punishment, and even banning Al-Jazeera in the West Bank. Yet repression failed to extinguish resistance; armed operations continued, including a shooting near Qalqilya that killed three settlers.

During the siege, PA gunfire killed at least eight martyrs, including children and journalist Shatha Al-Sabbagh, who followed Nizar Banat's path exposing corruption. Since October 7, the PA has killed at least 22 Palestinians while allowing the IOF to continue the genocide in Gaza.

One year later, the wound in Jenin remains open. Many fighters who defended the camp and resisted for Gaza are now imprisoned by the PA and occupation forces through security coordination; others were martyred or remain on the run. A camp once known as a “safe haven” for wanted fighters across the West Bank has been left devastated by this joint aggression.

By early 2025, occupation forces had maintained over 300 days of aggression in Jenin, destroying more than 700 homes. At least 21,000 Palestinians were displaced from Jenin camp, with 40,000 displaced from Jenin and Tulkarem combined. Violence spread across the northern West Bank, impacting Nour Shams, Tubas, and Al-Fara'a, while raids, abductions, and checkpoints suffocated daily life from Nablus to Al-Khalil.

Compounding the crisis, the PA has cut stipends for families of martyrs, prisoners, and the wounded, leaving displaced families unable to meet even basic needs. Yet despite siege, destruction, and betrayal, Jenin and the camps of the West Bank continue to embody steadfastness against sustained aggression.

"If tears could bring back the lost, I would weep for you for all of eternity. And if a soul could be sacrificed, I would give mine for you."
"We swear, we will be victorious!"
- Yazid Ja'ayseh

📆 From the RNN archive (February 15th, 2023):
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Sheikh Saleh Al-Arouri—Hamas leader, Al-Qassam Brigades founder, and commander of the resistance in the West Bank—stated:

"We are fighting a liberation war in the West Bank. The escalation of resistance is a duty."

"It is in the current interest of the resistance to ignite everywhere. Our sword will remain unsheathed in Gaza; it will intervene and will not delay."
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Six months have passed since this interview, and the resistance has only grown stronger and more united.

In recent days, Sheikh Saleh Al-Arouri has given a number of, indicating the readiness of the Axis of Resistance with high confidence for the impending major battle, following threats of assassination by the enemy. You may read translated highlights of this week's interviews on Al-Aqsa TV (here) and Al-Mayadeen (here and here) on RNN. Arouri echoes the sentiment delivered by Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in the recent period, signaling alignment and coordination.

🟢 Moons of the Flood | Subnoscriptd Series
🟢 أقمار الطوفان | Moons of the Flood

Six final testaments from the knights of Khan Younis. Martyrs, lions of Al-Aqsa Flood.
These are the wills of men who chose the path of thorns over roses, who saw death not as an ending, but as a birth.

In the Al-Aqsa Flood, they recorded their final words before battle. Now, for the first time, in English.

The Martyrs:
Tayseer Abu Taima — December 2023: The prostrating martyr.
"O mother, do not grieve for me, but rather rejoice."
Al-Baraa Abu Hatab — February 2024
"Let us die until we achieve martyrdom, for death on the path of guidance is a birth."
Ahmed Al-Astal — March 2024
"Proceed on the path and know that your Jihad is the best of jihad."
Mahdi Kawari (Abu Ahmed) — May 2024
"Planes will not intimidate us. Tanks will not intimidate us."
Emad Abu Al-Raish — August 2024
"Gaza is the last stronghold. Your victory is their victory."
Bilal Baraka — April 2025
"There is no pride except through Jihad, no honor except through jihad."

All from the Khan Younis Brigade. All steadfast until the end.
"They see it as distant, but we see it as near." [70:6-7]

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