Israeli troops demolished houses and cleared a wide roadway through the Nur Shams refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, in a weeks-long operation against militant groups that has forced tens of thousands of Palestinians from their homes.

Israeli settlers have carried out several assaults against Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank over the past week, in a major escalation of settler violence in Palestinian villages. Fares Kaabneh told Middle East Eye that settlers attacked the area where he lives near the village of al-Taybeh, east of Ramallah, on Wednesday morning.

Analysts say Israel's West Bank assault and settlement expansion signal a deliberate effort to erase Palestinian identity and establish absolute control through annexation and forced displacement

The move came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a stop to the release of Palestinian prisoners.

Israel on Monday demolished houses and cleared a wide roadway through the Nur Shams refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. This is part of weeks of operation against militant groups that have forced tens of thousands of Palestinians from their homes.