Israel Threatens Full-Scale War on Palestinian Authority Over October 7-Style Attack
· World · Hindustan Times, NDTV
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz on Monday warned that Israel would launch a "full-scale war" against the Palestinian Authority if it prepares an attack similar to Hamas's October 7, 2023 assault on Israeli forces or settlements. Katz said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and he had instructed the IDF to prepare an operation targeting the PA's "senior leadership and mechanisms" and "all terror infrastructure" in the West Bank, including targeted killings of senior figures and forced evacuations. He said the operation would emulate the "security zones" the IDF currently operates in Gaza and southern Lebanon. Katz's statement came after the Israeli military shot dead a Palestinian assailant who stabbed a settler in the northern occupied West Bank; the injured settler, a man in his 20s, was taken to hospital in moderate to serious condition. Netanyahu praised the soldiers involved and vowed, "No terrori[st]" — a statement that was cut off in the published text. Violence in the West B
Why it matters
The threat against the Palestinian Authority, which governs parts of the West Bank from Ramallah and coordinates with Israel on security, signals a potential expansion of Israel's military campaign beyond Gaza into territory currently under nominal PA administration, with implications for Palestinian civilians in cities and villages earmarked for evacuation.
Read the original report — Hindustan Times
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