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,

Israel’s defense minister said Sunday troops would remain “for the coming year” in parts of the occupied West Bank where Israel has staged a weekslong offensive, as Israel says it was deepening

Since the end of the Gaza war, more than 40,000 Palestinians have been displaced by Israel's military operation in the northern West Bank towns of Jenin and Tulkarm, fueling fears that they won't be allowed back.

Israeli tanks continue their incursion into the vicinity of the Al-Ghabz area near Jenin camp, West Bank.

Israeli bulldozers have leveled vast sections of the Jenin refugee camp, carving wide roadways through its dense, once-crowded alleys, echoing the

Israeli army has been conducting military operations in northern West Bank since Jan. 21, killing at least 61 Palestinians, displacing thousands - Anadolu Ajansı

Israel says the move is to take on militants implanted in refugee camps but Palestinians accuse troops of permanently displacing the population.

Israel stationed tanks outside Jenin refugee camp on Monday (February 24), one day after tanks were sent into the Israeli-occupied West Bank for the first time in more than 20 years.