Insight: Palestinian gunmen say they’re fighting for Jenin, not foreign backers


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[1/5] A gunman fires a weapon in the air during the funeral of Palestinians killed during an Israeli operation, in Jenin in the Israeli-occupied West Bank July 5, 2023. REUTERS/Raneen Sawafta/File Photo JENIN, West Bank, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Sitting in a bullet-scarred building in the city of Jenin, two fighters from Islamic Jihad - a militant group funded by Iran - celebrated what they said was a victory for Palestinians over the biggest Israeli operation in the West Bank in decades. Israeli commanders said the two-day incursion in Jenin last month succeeded in seizing weapons and smashing infrastructure used...