Israeli army leaders warn of ‘West Bank eruption’ over settler attacks
Israel Hayom newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing military sources, that senior army commanders had issued a “strategic warning that the West Bank faces the risk of a major escalation amid a sharp increase in Jewish terrorism”, referring to settler attacks.
According to the sources, the warning was issued during a recent closed-door meeting with Katz, where the army leaders, who were not named by the newspaper, said settler attacks were a “major factor in fuelling tensions”.
They warned that attacks targeting Palestinian villages “drive Palestinian residents out of a […]