Report: Israel repeats the combat tactics it used in Gaza in the northern West Bank.

Israeli forces continued to destroy homes and buildings in the Tulkarm and Nur Shams refugee camps this week, with bulldozers moving through the ruins of buildings and roads strewn with rubble and concrete blocks. Residents piled their belongings, including chairs, blankets, and cooking utensils, onto trucks, Reuters reported on Wednesday.

Tulkarm Governor Abdullah Kamil said that demolitions have increased in recent weeks, with 106 homes and 104 other buildings destroyed in the nearby Tulkarm and Nur Shams refugee camps. He stressed that "what is happening in Tulkarm is an ongoing crime driven by an Israeli political decision; the issue has nothing to do with security."

Kamil added, "The operation is ongoing. The destruction of infrastructure is ongoing. They have left nothing in the camp. It has become a ghost camp with only snipers in several locations."

The Israeli military operation in the northern occupied West Bank began in January. It is one of the largest operations carried out by Israel since the Second Intifada more than 20 years ago. Several army divisions are participating, supported by drones, helicopters, and, for the first time in decades, heavy combat tanks.

The Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem reported that Israeli military operations are forcing tens of thousands of Palestinians in the West Bank to leave their homes, and that approximately 40,000 residents of the Tulkarm, Nur Shams, and Jenin refugee camps have been displaced due to military operations this year.

Israel claims its military operations are aimed at countering Palestinian militant activity, including in the cities of Tulkarm and Jenin. An Israeli army spokesperson said in a statement yesterday that "this requires the demolition of buildings to allow forces to operate freely and move unhindered within the area."

The Israeli demolitions have sparked widespread international criticism and coincide with growing Palestinian fears of orchestrated efforts by Israel to formally annex the West Bank.

In parallel with attempts to reach a ceasefire in Gaza and a prisoner exchange in negotiations between Israel and Hamas in Doha, international officials and human rights groups have also expressed concern about the turbulent situation in the West Bank due to the Israeli aggression.

"Israel has begun to replicate in the northern West Bank the combat methods and doctrines it employed in its current offensive on Gaza," said Shai Barnes, B'Tselem's communications director. "This includes increased, deliberate, and widespread destruction of homes and civilian infrastructure, and the forced displacement of civilians from areas the military has defined as combat zones."

Governor Abdullah Kamil stated that the displacement is placing pressure on a community already struggling economically. Thousands have taken refuge in mosques, schools, and homes, where they are crowded with their families.