Israeli military plans to transfer law enforcement in occupied West Bank to police

Why This Matters

Key context: <p>Palestine’s vice-president calls plan ‘flagrant violation of international law’ and a step towards full Israeli annexation</p><p>Israel’s defence minister wants to transfer law enforcement powers for Israelis in the occupied West Bank over to the police, a plan that Palestine’s vice-president described as a “flagrant violation of international law” and step towards full Israeli annexation.</p><p>Israel Katz announced that he had ordered the military to draw up plans for the handover of responsibility for policing Israeli settlers amid domestic and international criticism of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/13/israeli-troops-force-families-from-homes-amid-settler-terror-campaign-in-west-bank">the army’s failure to tackle militants besieging three Palestinian families</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/14/israeli-military-plans-transfer-law-enforcement-in-occupied-west-bank-to-police">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.