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===Report===

On July 31, the UN issued its report. It said the overall number of Palestinians killed was fifty-two, around half of whom may have been civilians. The report also criticized both Palestinians and Israelis for putting civilians in harm's way. Annan said the report's aim of finding out exactly what happened in Jenin had been blocked by Israel's decision to refuse access to the fact-finding team. The Israeli Foreign Ministry welcomed the findings, saying the report "clears up misconceptions" about events in the camp. An official, Daniel Taub, said the report showed that Palestinian claims of a massacre had been "nothing more than atrocity propaganda". Erekat rejected the report, saying an "Israeli massacre in Jenin's refugee camp clearly happened... and crimes against humanity also took place". A Palestinian official rejected the UN's conclusions, insisting that a massacre took place. Annan said he hoped the report would help both sides move forward, adding "I would hope that both parties will draw the right lessons from this tragic episode and take steps to end the cycle of violence which is killing innocent civilians on both sides".<ref name="unsays">{{Cite news

On July 31, the UN issued its report, estimating that about fifty-two Palestinians were killed in total, of which perhaps about half were civilians.

The Israeli Foreign Ministry stated that the report "clears up misconceptions".

Erekat stated that "Israeli massacre in Jenin's refugee camp clearly happened... and crimes against humanity also took place" According to Annan, Isreal's decision to refuse access hampered the fact-finding teams efforts.

Annan stated, "I would hope that both parties will draw the right lessons from this tragic episode and take steps to end the cycle of violence which is killing innocent civilians on both sides".<ref name="unsays">{{Cite news

| title = UN says no massacre in Jenin

| work = BBC