Opposing Israel's Defense Establishment, Katz Threatens All-Out War on Palestinian Authority
- On Tuesday, Defense Minister Israel Katz informed the Cabinet that the Israel Defense Forces has been ordered to prepare for a potential war against the Palestinian Authority in the Judea-Samaria region, citing risks to Israeli communities.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Katz approved the contingency plan drawing lessons from the Hamas-led assault of Oct. 7, 2023, addressing scenarios where Palestinian Authority security forces and the Tanzim group might turn weapons against Israeli troops.
- Katz described the potential campaign as a "short and forceful" war involving air and ground operations, the expulsion of senior officials, and destruction of terror infrastructure, similar to tactics used in Gaza and Lebanon.
- Although the military has drilled for a "Guns turned." scenario, sources told The Jerusalem Post there is no concrete intelligence that Palestinian Authority forces are planning an immediate attack.
- The warnings arrive weeks before Israel's Oct. 27 election amid internal government friction, as the defense establishment views President Mahmoud Abbas and his security services as partners against terror while some officials criticize the Palestinian Authority.
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Jerusalem. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz yesterday ordered the army to raise its alert level to a “possible scenario of war” against the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) in the reoccupied West Bank, on the eve of the third anniversary of the Hamas incursion on October 7, 2023, which triggered the genocidal war against the Gaza Strip.
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Katz Tells Cabinet IDF Is Preparing for Possible War With Palestinian Authority
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Defense Minister Israel Katz told ministers at the weekly Cabinet meeting that the Israel Defense Forces has been ordered to prepare for the possibility of war with the Palestinian Authority in the Judea-Samaria region, Israeli media reported Tuesday. Katz said the military’s planning scenario for the territory calls for readiness against an […]
Opposing Israel's defense establishment, Katz threatens all-out war on Palestinian Authority
Despite the defense minister's warning, IDF has insisted it has no intelligence pointing to an attack, and Shin Bet sources told the Post that they do not know of a concrete threat from the PA.
Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz stated on Tuesday that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had been tasked with preparing for a potential conflict with Palestinian National Authority (PNA) forces in the West Bank. "CAHAL is preparing a scenario in which PANA forces and the associated armed wing of the Fatah Tanzim movement turn weapons against settlers and the IDF", quoted The Times of Israel as saying.
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