Israel is deepening its crackdown on the Palestinian territory and has said it is determined to stamp out militancy amid a rise in attacks.

Israel has sent tanks into the occupied West Bank for the first time in more than 20 years as it ordered the military to prepare for an "extended stay" to fight Palestinian militant groups in the area's refugee camps.

Israel on Sunday said troops would stay in West Bank refugee camps for the coming year, announcing expanded military operations including tank deployments, after the displacement of tens of thousands of Palestinians.

Israeli army 'to carry out an intensive operation' after explosions tore through 3 empty buses in Tel Aviv suburbs, no injuries reported - Anadolu Ajansı

Israel says it is scaling up a weekslong offensive in the occupied West Bank, sending in tanks to a militant stronghold and pledging to keep troops in place for the next year in areas where Palestinia

In an immediate response to three bus explosions in central Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered extensive counterterrorism operations across the West Bank.