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

The Israeli military blew up buildings in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on Sunday in an operation that the Palestinian state news agency said leveled around 20 buildings. Footage capturing the demolitions showed a series of simultaneous explosions in the densely populated camp.

The Israeli military said on Sunday that it had killed at least 50 militants during more than two weeks of operations in the occupied West Bank."As part of the operation to thwart terrorism... the IDF (military) recently destroyed several buildings in Jenin,

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

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."As part of the operation to thwart

The sudden expansion of Israeli security operations in the West Bank has killed at least 10 people and follows the start of the delicate ceasefire process in Gaza, by which Israeli hostages are released in stages and will also see the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces.