The Israeli army has blown up dozens of homes in the Jenin refugee camp as the ongoing invasion of the area continues for a seventh day.

The Israel Defense Forces insisted it was “not forcing the Palestinians to evacuate,” but said it had “allowed residents of the camp to evacuate … through an organized and secured point.”

Israeli forces have escalated their aggression on Jenin and its refugee camp, marking six consecutive days of heavy military operations.

Dark smoke billows over Jenin as Israelcontinues its military operation in the West Bank::Israeli security forces backed by helicopters raided the West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday (January 21), in what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called a "large-scale and significant military operation.

As Israel withdraws some of its troops from Gaza during a cease-fire there, it has turned attention to another Palestinian territory — in particular a city with a history of militant activity.

The West Bank city of Jenin was the target of an ongoing Israeli "anti-terror" operation that claimed the lives of at least 10 Palestinians and injured as many as 40 others.

The city of Jenin, a Palestinian militant stronghold in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, has become a new front for Israel days after it reached a ceasefire deal with Hamas that suspended a 15-month-old war in Gaza.

At least 10 people have been killed in the raids, and more than 40 wounded, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. Dozens have been arrested, Palestinian officials told the Wafa news agency.

The IDF has reported serious and moderate injuries among its fighters during an operation in Jenin. One commando is seriously wounded, while members of the Egoz special forces unit sustained moderate and slight injuries.

In the days since a fragile ceasefire took hold in the Gaza Strip, Israel has launched a major military operation in the occupied West Bank and suspected Jewish settlers have rampaged through two Palestinian towns.

The Israeli military killed two Palestinian fighters in the West Bank that it said had been involved in a deadly shooting of Israeli civilians as a major" anti-terror" operation in Jenin entered a third day.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the assault on Jenin would be “extensive and significant,” as the military erected new checkpoints across the West Bank.