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

Israel’s deadly offensive on the occupied West Bank has displaced about 45,000 Palestinians from their homes, according to human rights experts, more than any time since the 1967 War.

The forced displacement of Palestinian communities in the northern part of the West Bank is escalating at an alarming pace, the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees UNRWA warned on Monday.

Jamal Juma'a, head of the Stop the Wall campaign, tells MEE that the Israeli offensive is aimed at preparing the infrastructure for a US-backed land grab