A weeks-long Israeli offensive has demolished houses and torn up vital infrastructure in the heavily built up townships, Palestinian authorities said.

The Israeli military launched a wide-scale operation last month against militants in several cities in the West Bank. Now, roughly 40,000 Palestinians have fled their homes — the highest since Israel occupied the territory nearly six decades ago,

Israeli military operations in the West Bank have led to the displacement of around 40,000 Palestinians, marking the largest civilian displacement in the region since the 1967 Arab-Israeli war.