The Number of Dead Is in Dispute, but the Destruction in Jenin Is Clear
No one knows how many people have died here. Israeli officials have given estimates of 100 to 200, and said that most of the dead were armed men. Palestinians estimated twice that many, and said the dead included civilians cut down by random fire.

From a distance, the camp's center looked as though a giant's fist had come down upon it. At the edge of the wreckage, a two-story-tall armored bulldozer trailing an enormous steel spike crunched its way through a wall.

This city, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon says, has been a major source of Palestinian terrorism for decades. The refugee camp has spawned many suicide bombers. Israel's hope is that it has now tamed Jenin.

Late tonight, a low-flying airplane dropped burning white flares in groups of three over Jenin. Trailing white smoke, they drifted slowly to earth, blotting out the stars while illuminating with a ghostly light the wreckage and the surrounding valleys, striped with gray limestone.

Some Palestinians here seemed stunned by the onslaught. "You collapse when you see them bombing and destroying the camp," Mufida Sabaani, 35, said outside her home late this afternoon. "We see missiles falling on the camp. We see shells falling. We see fire."

Others sounded simply furious.
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