The explosions tore through the city of Jenin, in the occupied West Bank, sending plumes of smoke into the sky.

RAMALLAH/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Israeli military blew up several buildings in the occupied West Bank on Sunday in a series of simultaneous explosions that the Palestinian state news agency said had leveled around 20 buildings in the Jenin refugee camp.

Israel has destroyed multiple buildings in the occupied West Bank’s Jenin refugee camp, hours after its forces killed a 73-year-old man, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said. At least 20 homes were destroyed in the attack on Sunday,

The army carried out simultaneous explosions on homes and buildings in Jenin's refugee camp which it said were 'terror infrastructure.'View on euronews

The Israeli military said on Sunday it had killed at least 50 militants during more than two weeks of operations in the occupied West Bank, earlier levelling buildings in the territory’s Jenin refugee camp.

The Israeli military said it had destroyed "several buildings" on Sunday in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, where it has been conducting a major offensive. The Israeli military launched a major offensive in the West Bank last month dubbed "Iron Wall" aimed at rooting out Palestinian armed groups from the Jenin area,

A series of large explosions were seen in the northern occupied West Bank after the Israeli army said it detonated and destroyed buildings used by Palestinian militants in the Jenin refugee camp. “The IDF destroyed a short time ago a number of buildings in Jenin,

Israel has stepped up its operations in the West Bank in recent weeks, since the ceasefire in Gaza came into effect.

RAMALLAH/JERUSALEM: 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

The Israeli military operation demolished around 20 buildings in the Jenin refugee camp, escalating tensions in the West Bank. Israeli forces targeted militant fighters and weapons stockpiles, leading to gun battles and fatalities.

Israeli forces will maintain their presence in the Jenin refugee camp following a large-scale raid launched last week, Defense Minister Israel Katz announced on Wednesday. The crackdown in the West Bank has now entered its second week.