Days after the Gaza ceasefire took hold, the Israeli military launched its largest offensive in years in the occupied West Bank, displacing tens of thousands.

Investigation is under way as Israel ramps up raids in the West Bank following the blasts that caused no casualties.

Amid the most intensive Israeli operations in the area in decades, Palestinians fear entrenched displacement and a return to military control in some towns.

Three buses exploded in Israel in a suspected terror attack on Thursday night. Explosive devices planted on board were detonated in Bat Yam, in southern Tel Aviv. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

There had been explosions on three buses in two Israeli suburbs outside Tel Aviv. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed the military to carry out an "intensive" operation in the West Bank after explosions on buses close to Tel Aviv on Thursday, in what Netanyahu’s office described as a suspected "terror attack". There were no immediate reports of injuries in the blasts, Xinhua news agency reported.