The Israeli military has launched several new raids across the occupied West Bank, intensifying a monthlong operation that has killed hundreds of people and displaced thousands.
During the raids on Sunday and into Monday, Israeli tanks were deployed in the occupied Palestinian territory for the first time in more than two decades.
Reports that the army is planning to open up military corridors in the West Bank suggested an extended and expanded campaign.
Israeli raids hit areas across the West Bank as bulldozers and armoured vehicles continued to pound Jenin and Tulkarem, where large refugee camps are located.
Soldiers were reported to have stormed Jenin from the west, besieging the refugee camp and the areas adjacent to it.
They also imposed a curfew in the town of Qabatiya to the south for a second straight day and stormed the nearby towns of al-Yamoun and Burqin.
The al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, reported on Telegram that it was fighting with Israeli forces in Jenin.
Hamas, the Palestinian Authority, neighbouring Jordan and the Arab League called on Monday for a halt to the intensifying attacks.
Brazil also urged a full suspension of Israeli military attacks and unimpeded international aid access to the occupied territory.
Credit: aljazeera.com
