Radical Settlers Deepen Rift as Katz Orders Plan To Shift West Bank Enforcement to Israel Police...

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Katz has ordered preparation of a plan to transfer West Bank enforcement authority from the IDF to Israel Police. The directive follows a weeklong confrontation involving radical settlers and Palestinian homes in Qusra.

The proposed shift is presented as a response to deepening internal rifts over settlement activity in the territory.