Thousands of Palestinians flee Jenin refugee camp after major Israeli raid in West Bank

Arrangements are being made to house refugees from the camp in other locations, as Arab countries condemn military operation

Several thousand Palestinians have fled their homes in the Jenin refugee camp in the north of the occupied West Bank after the launch of the biggest Israeli military operation in the area in two decades, according to Palestinian officials.

There are about 3,000 people who have left the camp so far," the Jenin deputy governor, Kamal Abu al-Roub, told the AFP news agency on Tuesday, adding that arrangements were being made to house them in schools and other shelters in Jenin city.