At least 40,000 Palestinians have left their homes in Jenin and the nearby city of Tulkarm in the northern West Bank since Israel began its operation just a day after reaching a ceasefire agreement in Gaza after 15 months of war.
Israeli forces have expanded their military presence in the occupied West Bank, continuing a month-long offensive.
Israeli military operations in the West Bank, including tank incursions and displacement of tens of thousands of Palestinians, continue to escalate, while Palestinian resistance groups push back against the attacks.
Israeli forces continue to burn and destroy homes in Tulkarm camps for the 24th day, forcing 90% of residents to leave.
Armed clashes are ongoing between Palestinian resistance fighters and the Israeli occupation forces, who stormed the Old City of Nablus.
Israel is continuing to escalate its attacks on the occupied West Bank. The Israeli raids have displaced more than 40,000 Palestinians in Jenin, Tulkarm, Nur Shams and al-Faraa in recent weeks. In Tulkarm,
Defense Minister Israel Katz noted that "Forty thousand Palestinians have so far been evacuated from the Jenin, Tulkarm, and Nur a-Shams refugee camps, which are now empty of residents."
By Ali Sawafta JENIN, West Bank (Reuters) -Israeli bulldozers have demolished large areas of the now virtually empty Jenin refugee camp and appear to be carving wide roadways through its once-crowded warren of alleyways,
For the first time since 2002, Israel has deployed tanks in the occupied West Bank in addition to its military operations in Jenin and other refugee camps. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz confirmed that around 40,
TULKARM, February 23, 2025 (WAFA) – Israeli occupation forces are continuing their aggression on the city of Tulkarm and its refugee camp for the 28th consecutive day, as well as on the Nour Shams camp for the 15th day, according to local sources.
By Raneen Sawafta and James MackenzieJENIN, West Bank/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel sent tanks into the occupied West Bank for the first time in more than 20 years on Sunday as it ordered the military to prepare for an "extended stay" to fight Palestinian militant groups in the area's refugee camps.
Tensions are rising in the occupied West Bank after Israel sent more troops and, for the first time in more than two decades, tanks into the Palestinian territory.