Katz wants police to enforce civil law in the West Bank. IDF officials say that means annexation

Defense Minister Katz has a plan that IDF officials believe would allow settlers to establish outposts without interference, according to Haaretz. The officials are opposing the plan, framing their concerns in legal terms.

Israeli military raids and settler violence continued in the West Bank, with reports of clashes, detentions, and injuries. In Tulkarm, Israeli forces raided homes, detaining five Palestinians, while in Tubas, 11 people, including four children, were treated for tear gas inhalation. Settlers also assaulted a 15-year-old Palestinian boy in Tammun, and uprooted olive and grape plantations in al-Maniya, near Bethlehem, as reported by Middle East Eye.

Egypt's Foreign Minister and Palestinian Vice President discussed the situation in the Palestinian territories, with the Egyptian minister condemning Israel's settlement activities and settler violence. He warned that these actions threaten the establishment of an independent Palestinian state, according to Egypt Independent.

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