West Bank & Jerusalem
Israel transfers West Bank settlement security to Ben-Gvir's police
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Israel has handed security operations for West Bank settlements to the national police under hardline minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, Mondoweiss reported. The decision coincides with an intensifying siege by armed settlers against Palestinian families in the village of Qusra, where blockades have restricted residents' movement and access to their homes.
The transfer of security responsibility to Ben-Gvir's force marks a significant consolidation of state control over settler areas. Officials and analysts describe the arrangement as a concrete step toward de facto annexation of Palestinian territory, as it extends institutional authority over settlements and normalizes their security apparatus within official state structures.
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