The Israeli army’s ongoing offensive on the Tulkarem refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank has forced 12,000 Palestinians from their homes, a local official said according to Al Jazeera.

“The occupation authorities are still occupying and besieging the Tulkarem camp and displacing its residents at gunpoint,” Deputy Governor Faisal Salama said in a statement.

“The Israeli forces are still wreaking havoc in the houses, streets, alleys, and all facilities in the camp,” he added.

Salama said 40 buildings in the camp comprising 100 residential apartments have been destroyed by Israeli forces since their raids began last month after the start of the ceasefire in Gaza.

“The Israeli army burned 10 houses and demolished nearly 300 shops in the camp,” he added.