Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityAnalysis Even officers as high as the Central Command chief are arguing that settler farms are enhancing security, an issue to remain in focus in the run-up to the October 27 general electionShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeAmos Harel05:48 PM • July 24 2026 IDTThe government told the High Court of Justice on Wednesday that it hadn't completed legislation to establish a commission of inquiry into the October 7 massacre and asked the court not to order the formation of a state commission, the highest level. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:IDFWest BankIsrael settlersIsrael Elections 2026Israel settlementsIsrael occupationCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesTrumpEisenkotMamdani-NetanyahuPalestinian AuthorityLindsey GrahamIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastAs It Sinks Deep Into West Bank, the IDF Launches a Greater Israel Unit PatchSnake in Brazil 80 Million Years Ago Lived in Burrow, to Surprise of ScienceNetanyahu Vows to Turn Israel Into an AI Superpower, but Can He?After October 7, Many Wrote Off the DSA. Then It Started WinningIDF Set to Launch West Bank Offensive After Deadly Israeli-Palestinian ClashesRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Most Optimistic Israeli in Jerusalem Is Leaving the CountryAs Ground Invasion Looms, U.S. and Iran Want Wild-card Israel Out of the FightThe Original Ozempic Society of Ancient RomeBetween Messi and Milei: How Argentina Became Israel's Team at the World Cup'Choose Hope': Natalie Portman Backs Arab-Jewish Party Ahead of Israeli ElectionHélène Cixous: 'I Accept Israel's Existence, but I Don't Identify With It'