Streets Deserted, Shops Closed in West Bank as Roads Razed in Israeli Military Raids

Israel's military continued Sunday its  military campaign in the West Bank, the deadliest since the Israel-Hamas war began.

The large-scale raid — including the destruction of infrastructure, airstrikes and gunbattles —  continued into urban refugee camps in the cities of Jenin and Tulkarem, in the northern West Bank.

Israel's incursion started Tuesday, causing alarm among the international community that the war might widen beyond Gaza.

Israel has described the West Bank operation as a strategy to prevent attacks on Israeli civilians, which have increased during the war in Gaza including near settlements that the international community largely considers illegal.

The Palestinian Health Ministry noted a surge in Palestinian deaths by Israeli forces, with at least 663 in the West Bank since the war began.