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Israel calls for police to replace military in West Bank

An Israeli soldier stands by as Palestinians and supporters take photos from the veranda of their family home beseiged by Israeli settlers in the village of Qusra, south of the city Nablus, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on Aug 14, 2026. (Photo: AFP)

QUSRA, Palestinian Territories - 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 Netanyahu’s right-wing government openly call for.

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