The Israeli army has raided the city of Tulkarem and the Balata refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank.

Israeli occupation forces stormed Tulkarem after midnight, according to the official Palestinian news agency, Wafa.

The report noted that several occupation military vehicles accompanied by two heavy bulldozers entered the city from its western side, where they began demolishing infrastructure in the Al-Alemi area, while a surveillance drone hovered at a low altitude over the city.

Wafa also reported that the Israeli army raided the Balata refugee camp east of Nablus accompanied by a military bulldozer, which led to clashes with Palestinian resistance forces.

Eyewitnesses said that clashes erupted between Palestinians and the army at the entrance to the camp.

Meanwhile, Israel’s security cabinet, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, met to discuss several key issues, especially the escalation in the occupied West Bank, the country’s official broadcasting authority has said.

The authority noted that Netanyahu opened the session, where several topics were addressed, with a focus on the intensifying situation in the occupied Palestinian territory.

While the war on Gaza continues, the Israeli army has expanded its operations and settlers have escalated their attacks in the occupied West Bank, resulting in the deaths of 692 Palestinians and the injury of around 5,700 others, in addition to those arrested, according to Palestinian official sources.