In Jenin, families are enduring poverty and an endless cycle of Israeli raids

During each Israeli incursion into the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, 53-year-old Zahra Mahmoud Mari gathers whatever clothes and essential items she can grab. 

With her three daughters and husband, she leaves the family home on Mehyoub Street located in the heart of the camp and heads to the Shuhadaa neighbourhood on the outskirts of Jenin in search of safety.

There the family rent a small house using savings and the little income they have, which provides temporary safety from the Israeli occupation forces.

They stay there, transfixed to news reports, waiting for the announcement that the Israelis have left so they can return home. 

“It’s not easy to leave our home and camp,” Mari told MEE.

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