A military operation launched in the north of the occupied territory in January 2025, named Operation Iron Wall, forcibly displaced over 33,000 people from the Jenin, Nur Shams, and Tulkarm camps. ^[1] The United Nations rights office warned on Friday that Israel's forced displacement of the Palestinian populations of three West Bank refugee camps last year could amount to crimes against humanity. ^[2] The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights accuses Israel of possible ethnic cleansing in the West Bank based on the report's findings. ^[3] The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights published a report documenting the actions of Israeli forces during the 'Iron Wall' operation in the West Bank. ^[4] The UN report stated that during Operation Iron Wall, Israeli military, police, and other forces killed civilians, destroyed hundreds of homes, and damaged infrastructure in the camps. ^[5] The UN rights office stated that the use of airstrikes, armoured bulldozers, and controlled detonations to render camps uninhabitable are not permissible under international law. ^[6] The operations covered in the report took place in January and February 2025. ^[7] The report specifically documents the actions of Israeli forces during the 'Iron Wall' operation in the Jenin, Nur Shams, and Tulkarm camps. ^[8] The UN rights office said that as of July 2026, 33,362 Palestinian refugees displaced from the three camps had not been permitted to return. ^[9] The UN rights office said that at the start of Operation Iron Wall, Israeli forces killed civilians, destroyed hundreds of homes, cut off water and electricity, barred humanitarian access, and went door to door forcing residents to leave the camps. ^[10]