The Israel Defense Forces says it will be bolstering the West Bank with two additional battalions, following a recent string of settler attacks against Palestinian villages and towns.
The IDF says the decision was made following a fresh assessment.
Last week, following a deadly terror attack at a gas station near the settlement of Eli, the army deployed four more battalions to the area.
Typically, the IDF’s West Bank division has 13 battalions. Over the past year and a half, that number has fluctuated because of an anti-terror offensive, following a series of deadly Palestinian terror attacks, reaching a height of 26 battalions in October 2022, before dropping back down by several battalions.
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