# Israel defence minister seeks police control over West Bank settlers 2026-08-14T21:39:15+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz on Friday ordered the military to draft a plan transferring all law-enforcement powers over Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank from the army to the police. The change, if enacted, would move responsibility for civilian matters “among Israeli communities” in the territory to police, while the military continues to control Palestinian residents, The Hindu reports. The announcement comes as Jewish settlers have besieged three Palestinian homes in Qusra near Nablus since last Sunday, blocking food supplies. The military has tried but failed to remove them repeatedly. Katz argued the army should focus on fighting Palestinian terrorism, not policing settlers. ## Coverage - thehindu.com Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu, IDF, Israel, Israel Katz, West Bank Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/israel-defence-minister-seeks-police-control-over-west-bank-settlers/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/israel-defence-minister-seeks-police-control-over-west-bank-settlers/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.