‘Spearhead of annexation’: Israel hands West Bank rule to civilian police

Israel's transfer of West Bank policing to civilian forces cements de facto annexation and empowers settler militias.

Defense officials: Order to hand West Bank powers from IDF to police unfeasible  Haaretz

‘De facto annexation’: Israel to shift civilian enforcement in West Bank from army to police Nadav Rapaport on Fri, 08/14/2026 - 14:39 It comes as settler violence continues to rise and Israeli officials call for greater civilian control in the occupied Palestinian territory An Israeli so

According to Katz, the proposed plan would shift responsibility for civilian law enforcement and public order involving the Israeli population in the West Bank from the IDF to the police.

West Bank at breaking point as Israel advances ‘de facto annexation,’ UN warns  Arab News