Nearly 40,000 Palestinians driven from their homes by Israel’s month-long offensive in the West Bank have scattered across nearby villages and towns, trying to find shelter

The U.N. estimates some 37,000 Palestinians have been driven out by a month-old offensive against militant groups in the occupied West Bank.

Israel launched a major military incursion in the northern West Bank in August, which it called “Operation Summer Camps.” It sent armored vehicles into the cities of Jenin and Tulkarem, severing water and electricity and leading Palestinians to ration food, residents told CNN.