Just 16 bodies recovered at Jenin camp
Just 16 bodies recovered at Jenin camp but hundreds more may lie under wreckage
The morgues of Jenin’s hospitals held just 16 corpses yesterday, exposing the difficulties of establishing the true death toll in a bloody battle for a refugee camp still under siege by Israeli tanks….
…The Israeli army estimates of the dead have swung wildly from more than 200 last week to 46 this week. Palestinians say as many as 500 were killed in the camp.
The confusion over the death toll has been compounded by the chaotic flight of hundreds of its 16,000 inhabitants during the fighting, and by the Israeli army’s refusal to allow in earth-moving equipment, or large teams of rescue workers.
Although the Israeli army yesterday conducted its second guided tour of the camp for journalists, it has been adamant in denying access to aid organisations, and human rights workers.
Analysis by Suzanne Goldenberg in Jerusalem
Wednesday April 17, 2002
The Guardian
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