Days after the Gaza ceasefire took hold, the Israeli military launched its largest offensive in years in the occupied West Bank, displacing tens of thousands.
TULKARM, March 8, 2025 (WAFA) – The Israeli aggression on the northern West Bank province of Tulkarm has entered its 41st consecutive day, resulting so far in massive house demolitions, widespread destruction, and mass displacement of Palestinians.
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said that the Israeli security forces left Jenin, Tulkarm, and Nur Shams refugee camps uninhabitable.
Israel says its military operation in occupied West Bank refugee camps is to "prevent the return of residents and the resurgence of terrorism."
Israeli military operations in the West Bank, including tank incursions and displacement of tens of thousands of Palestinians.
Israeli forces escalate military operations in the West Bank, threatening demolitions in Nur Shams and deploying armored vehicles to Jenin.
Amid the most intensive Israeli operations in the area in decades, Palestinians fear entrenched displacement and a return to military control in some towns.
During the operation, Border Police, together with IDF soldiers, killed two additional terrorists and arrested three wanted individuals.
Israel has sent tanks into the occupied West Bank for the first time in 20 years, as the Israeli military escalates its offensive that has already displaced 40,000 Palestinians. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Palestinians living in the Jenin,
Israel has expelled the residents of three refugee camps in the occupied West Bank as it steps up a major month-long operation in the Palestinian territory. Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz said the camps in Jenin,
The raid took place as Israel’s military said it had expanded its operation to crack down on militants in the city of Jenin.
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