The mayor of Jenin compared an ongoing Israeli military operation in the northern occupied West Bank city to an “earthquake,” estimating that about $135.2 million of damage had been caused so far, Anadolu reports.

“The greatest loss is in the lives of the martyrs. On a material level, the destruction caused by Israeli forces is immense, including the damage to infrastructure, such as the destruction of water and communication lines and the targeting of electricity transformers,” Nidal al-Obaidi said in an interview with Anadolu.

“The scale of destruction surpasses that of previous operations, with damages estimated at around 500 million shekels ($135.2 million),” he said in the wake of the Israeli offensive in the city of Jenin, its eastern neighbourhood, and refugee camp.

Describing the situation, particularly in the eastern neighbourhood and the camp, the mayor said it was “as if an earthquake has struck the city — massive destruction, streets torn apart, homes demolished, and others blown up.”

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