Jalbun

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longd=35|longm=24|longs=56.27|longEW=E
population=2,493
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Jalbun ( _ar. جلبون) is a Palestinian village in the West Bank, located 13km east of the city of Jenin in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 2,493 inhabitants in mid-year 2006. [ [http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_pcbs/populati/pop01.aspx Projected Mid -Year Population for Jenin Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006] Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics] The primary healthcare facilities for Jalbun are described by the Ministry of Health as level 2. [ [http://wwww.reliefweb.int/rw/fullMaps_Sa.nsf/luFullMap/BB0D1D0CC89A371F8525706F00517495/$File/healthinforum_HLT_westbank_opt110205.pdf?OpenElement West Bank Health Care Facilities] ]

Israeli forces attacked Jalbun village, with small arms, on the 5 December 1949, they then expelled the inhabitants from their village causing fatal casualties amongst the villagers. The Jordanian government strongly protested against unwarranted Israeli action and call on UN secretary General to notify the security council to take prompt and strict measures to return expelled Palestinians to their village, to hand back their looted belongings, and to compensate the villagers for all losses and damages. [ [http://domino.un.org/unispal.nsf/9a798adbf322aff38525617b006d88d7/da383477088e6b6e85256da200507250!OpenDocument S/1428 6 December 1949] Telegram from Ruhi Abdul Hadi, Minister Foreign Affairs, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to UN Secretary General]

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