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Defense Minister Israel Katz announced the IDF will submit a plan within two weeks to transfer civilian enforcement in Judea and Samaria to the Israel Police, and stressed that violence and taking the law into one’s own hands by unauthorized parties will not be permitted.

Aug 18, 2026·08:36

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