The West Bank is the new battleground in Israel’s post-Oct. 7 war. Jenin refugee camp is the front line. On Sunday, Israeli forces razed 23 buildings in Jenin, cutting a swath through the camp with simultaneous explosions that were heard across much of the northern West Bank.

The Israeli military blew up buildings in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on Sunday (Feb 2) in an operation that the Palestinian state news agency said levelled around 20 buildings. Footage capturing the demolitions showed a series of simultaneous explosions in the densely populated camp.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the assault on Jenin would be “extensive and significant,” as the military erected new checkpoints across the West Bank.