ISRAEL continued its brutal attack on the West Bank city of Jenin today, with bulldozers ploughing streets and destroying infrastructure as the death toll rose to 10.

About 4,000 Palestinians have been forced to flee Jenin’s refugee camp over the last few days amid one of the largest Israeli military operations in 20 years.

More than 100 people have been injured in the attack, which began on Monday and has included air strikes.

The death toll is likely to increase further, the Palestinian Health Ministry said, despite Israeli authorities claiming that the operation is almost complete.

A World Health Organisation spokesperson said first responders have been prevented from entering the refugee camp to treat the injured.

Camp resident Muhammad Abu Talal told Middle East Eye that Israeli bulldozers levelled most of the streets surrounding the camp from the moment they first stormed it.

“The camp’s streets are all dug up and uprooted,” he said.

“Bulldozers have left nothing as it is here. They turned our streets into crumbs.”

Officials in Jenin said in a statement that Israeli military vehicles destroyed the water mains in the camp and its surroundings.

It added that homes, hospitals, electrical sites and mosques were also destroyed.

Journalists reporting on the raid alleged that they were “directly” fired upon by Israeli forces.

A video of the incident appears to show soldiers shooting at equipment set up by Al Araby TV reporters Amid Shehadeh and Rabi Munir, setting it ablaze.

Mr Shehadeh said the troops “directly targeted” him and his colleague, with more than six bullets fired.

In a statement, Al Araby TV said: “We call on all colleagues, as well human rights and media organisations, to join us in expressing their unequivocal rejection of these practices and their full support for freedom of the press and the absolute necessity of guaranteeing the safety of journalists.”

Israel said it has been targeting a “unified command centre” of resistance alliance the Jenin Brigades in the densely populated refugee camp.

According to the Israeli Defence Forces, soldiers found “explosive devices, weapons and military equipment” linked to “terrorist organisations” in the area.

Across the West Bank, Palestinians observed a general strike in protest at the Israeli military operation.

In Tel Aviv, a suspected Hamas militant drove his car into a crowded bus stop in apparent retaliation for the raid.

The assailant stabbed people, wounding eight, before being shot dead by an Israeli civilian.