Katz: IDF to Outline Plan Shifting West Bank Settler Violence Authority to Police Within Two Weeks

Israel moves to shift West Bank settler policing under far-right minister

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has ordered the army to prepare a plan to transfer law-enforcement powers over illegal Israeli settlers in the West Bank to police under far-ri...

DM Katz orders shift of West Bank law enforcement duties from IDF to Israeli police

Katz says the move aims to keep soldiers focused on security operations while giving Israeli police greater responsibility for civilian law enforcement

Katz: IDF to outline plan shifting West Bank settler violence authority to police within two weeks

The move comes amid criticism levied at the military of its failure to control settler extremists, who in recent days have targeted Palestinian homes in the village of Kusra.

Katz gives IDF two weeks to shift West Bank enforcement to police

Following a settler standoff near Qusra, Katz orders the IDF to submit within two weeks a plan to transfer civilian enforcement in the West Bank to police, as police officials warn broader operations would require military backing and expanded authority

KATZ ORDERS SHIFT: Civilian Enforcement In Judea And Samaria To Move From IDF To Police

Defense Minister Israel Katz has instructed the IDF to prepare a plan transferring responsibility for civilian enforcement in Israeli communities and among the Israeli population in Judea and Samaria from the military to the Israel Police. The directive was issued following a Thursday discussion on Judea and Samaria attended by IDF Chief of Staff Eyal […]

Details of the plan to transfer Judea and Samaria authority to police

Arutz Sheva learns plans to shift civil enforcement in Area C to police could require doubling the Judea and Samaria force to about 3,000 officers.