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

Israel is accelerating its annexation of the West Bank through legal maneuvers that grant settlers direct ownership of Palestinian land.

The Israeli military said on Sunday that 50 militants have been killed so far in its expanded operation in the northern West Bank. It said 15 of the militants had been killed in airstrikes, while Israeli forces have detained more than 100 suspects,

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 Israeli army launched a large-scale raid in the northern West Bank early Sunday amid tension in the occupied territory, witnesses said. Israeli military vehicles and two bulldozers pushed into the town of Tammun, southeast of Tubas city, and Al-Far’a refugee camp and imposed a curfew in the two areas, they added.

Throngs of people eagerly waited on Thursday for more than 100 Palestinian prisoners who were released from Israel in exchange for hostages held in Gaza.

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.