Israeli reinforcements enter the besieged part of the occupied West Bank as assault on refugee camp enters its fifth day.

The Israeli siege of the West Bank city of Jenin has left Palestinians with no food, water or electricity, with medical charity Doctors Without Borders, known by its French initials MSF, accusing Israeli forces of obstructing access to health facilities and targeting ambulances.

“All basic necessities” including bread inside the refugee camp “no longer exist”, Taher al-Saadi, a resident of Jenin who managed to escape, told Al Jazeera.

Fayza Abu Jaafar, another resident who fled Jenin, said the situation is “very hard” for children still trapped in the area, as they are “terrified” of the destruction carried out by Israeli forces.

The Israeli military brought in reinforcements on Sunday after demolishing shops and bulldozing streets, while preventing tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians from accessing humanitarian aid, in a step described as a “war crime”. Israel has also been accused of war crimes during its ongoing military offensive in Gaza.

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