Israeli forces appear to withdraw from West Bank camp after military operation

An explosion during an Israeli military operation in the West Bank city of Jenin on Thursday (Majdi Mohammed/AP)

Israeli forces appeared on Friday to have withdrawn from the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, after a more than weeklong military operation that has left dozens dead and a trail of destruction.

Overnight, Israeli armoured personnel carriers were seen leaving the camp from a checkpoint set up on one of the main roads, and an Associated Press reporter inside the camp saw no evidence of any remaining troops inside as dawn broke early on Friday.