# Israeli military plans to transfer West Bank law enforcement to police

https://mins.news/en/item/22456

- The Guardian, 2026-08-14 17:52 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/14/israeli-military-plans-transfer-law-enforcement-in-occupied-west-bank-to-police

> Israel’s defence minister, Israel Katz, has ordered plans to transfer responsibility for policing Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank from the military to the police. Palestine’s vice-president called the move a flagrant violation of international law and a step towards full annexation. The plan was announced as settlers’ siege of three Palestinian families in Qusra entered its sixth day.

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