Top IDF officers are calling for urgent measures to combat escalating settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank, Ynet reports.
In a recent meeting, brigade commanders in the region urged Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir to take immediate action to stem a growing wave of violent attacks, with one source telling the outlet that “all red lines have been crossed.”
Ynet says military officials believe the violence and extremism is receiving a tailwind from some government ministers, who have personally appeared to support illegal activities such as the construction of unauthorized outposts.
Army officers describe the police, under far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, as reluctant to enforce the law, failing to deploy adequately to contain violence and rarely arresting suspects in violent incidents.
“The police are not really with us in this fight,” one senior officer says. “That’s why we’re seeing a surge in both the frequency and severity of these violent incidents.”
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