From April 1 - 11, 2002. IDF started a massacre in Jenin refugee camp. The IDF have killed around 509 civilians with no mercy. The Massacre started when the Israeli targeted the Camp and reported that it had served as a launch site for numerous terrorists attacks against Israeli civilians and Israeli towns and villages. At that time the Israeli operations defensive shield began on March 29, 2002. With an incursion into Ramalah. Followed by Tulkarem and Qalqilya and in April 1, 2 and 3 of 2002. The Israelian government extended the operations into Bethlehem, Nablus and Jenin. And in April 4 the entire West Bank were occupied again by the IDF.