(Washington Post) Steve Hendrix, Shira Rubin - Israel on Wednesday ended a two-day operation in the Jenin refugee camp that left 12 Palestinians and one Israeli soldier dead, forced thousands from their homes, and sparked new tensions between locals and the Palestinian Authority meant to be governing them. Residents threw rocks at the security headquarters of the Palestinian Authority in the city, furious that its security forces had allowed Israeli troops to operate freely in the camp. Palestinian security personnel fired tear gas at the protesters. Anger at the Palestinian Authority is soaring in Jenin. Many scoffed at Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' declaration that he will cut all security coordination with Israel in response to the raid. They pointed to the scars throughout the camp left by the two-day operation: churned asphalt and mangled cars, windows, and doors smashed in by military bulldozers. Bullet casings and burned tires littered the streets; water and power supplies were cut. Israel has claimed that all 12 of the Palestinian men killed were combatants. Defense Minister Yoav Gallant pointed to the lack of civilian casualties as one of the mission's successes.
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