West Bank: Israeli forces heavily damage stadium in Jenin amid ongoing raids

Israeli forces have damaged a stadium in Jenin in the occupied West Bank, with footage revealing the scale of the wreckage.

The Palestinian Football Association (PFA) posted a video to Facebook on Sunday showing major damage to part of the facility.

Israel has been carrying out an assault on the West Bank since Wednesday, with areas including Nur Shams refugee camp and Jenin impacted. The violent raids across the West Bank have been described as some of the worst in decades.

An AFP news agency photographer saw Israeli bulldozers in Jenin's city centre, a day after a local official said soldiers had destroyed most of the streets while power and water had been cut off in the adjacent refugee camp.

Israel's West Bank attacks have proven deadly, with 28 Palestinians killed since they began, according to the official Palestinian news agency Wafa.

The stadium in Jenin is a vital sports facility in the city, used for hosting matches and events.

It provides an outlet for recreation for young Palestinians, helping to develop their sporting skills and offering them a safe space to practice their hobbies.

The PFA strongly condemned the attack on the stadium, describing it as part of Israel's systematic policy seeking to disrupt Palestinians' daily lives, including the right to practise sports.

The association called on international bodies and global sports organisations to take urgent action to pressure Israel to stop these violations and hold those responsible to account.

Bashir Matahine from the Jenin municipality told Wafa on Sunday that electricity and water "are completely cut off" in Jenin refugee camp and that "80 percent" of the city's neighbourhoods no longer have water because of the raids.

He said Israeli bulldozers had dug up 70 percent of the streets, "destroying the water and sewage networks, as well as cables for electricity and telecommunications".

Israel's West Bank assault comes amid its ongoing war on Gaza, which has so far killed at least 40,738 people, according to the Palestinian enclave's health ministry.

Agencies contributed to this report.