Israel calls for police to replace military in handling West Bank settlers
Israel's defence minister called Friday for the police to take over law enforcement in the occupied West Bank from the military, which has come under fire from the right-wing for trying to remove settlers harassing Palestinians. The measure, if implemented, would be a step towards Israeli annexation of the occupied Palestinian territory -- something several ministers in Prime Minister Benjamin…
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- Palestinians besieged in West Bank village fear Israeli settlers will seize their homes apnews.com
- Palestinians besieged in West Bank village fear Israeli settlers will seize their homes winnipegfreepress.com
- West Bank mothers mourn children killed in the conflict gulfnews.com
- ‘De facto annexation’: Israel to shift civilian enforcement in West Bank from army to police middleeasteye.net
- Activists try to deliver aid to Palestinians in homes besieged by Israeli settlers bbc.co.uk
