US EditionIsraeli Military Operations Displace Tens of Thousands in West Bank Refugee Camps
- More than 40,000 Palestinians have been displaced due to intensified Israeli military operations in the northern West Bank, marking the largest wave of displacement since 1967 according to The Associated Press.
- Palestinians have reported being ordered to leave their homes by Israeli troops, despite not fleeing due to fear, as detailed by multiple eyewitness accounts.
- Experts noted that tactics used by Israeli forces in the West Bank resemble those in Gaza, with an increasing popularity of the idea of 'cleansing' the land of Palestinians, according to Yagil Levy of the Institute for the Study of Civil-Military Relations.
- Many displaced Palestinians found their homes vandalized upon return, with evidence of chaos, as described by displaced individual Doha Abu Dgheish in her testimony to The Associated Press.
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nprWest Bank Palestinians displaced by Israel's military fear they'll never go home again
Even as the war in Gaza continues, Israel's prime minister says a "larger and more intense front could be opened" in the West Bank, where more than 40,000 have been displaced in the current operation.
UNRWA Says Israel Is Undertaking Largest Displacement of West Bank Palestinians Since 1967
The head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees has accused Israel of undertaking “the largest displacement of Palestinians in the West Bank since the 1967 war.” Philippe Lazzarini added, “The refugee camps of Jenin, Tulkarem, and Nur Shams have been nearly emptied.” Israel has displaced some 40,000 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank since launching its so-called Operation Iron Wall in late January.
UNRWA says 'growing concerns' annexation behind Israeli West Bank operation
A major offensive in the occupied West Bank which over several weeks has displaced tens of thousands of Palestinians and ravaged refugee camps increasingly appears to be part of Israel's "vision of annexation", a UN official told AFP.Israeli forces carry out regular raids targeting militants in the West Bank, occupied since 1967, but the ongoing operation since late January is already the longest in two decades, with dire effects on Palestinians.
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