Current sectionWest Bank NewsThe Defense Ministry's statement announcing the ordered plan comes after the army faced criticism over its handling of Israeli settlers who besieged a Palestinian home in the village of QusraShare 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 formatSubscribe12:12 PM • August 14 2026 IDTIsrael's defense minister on Friday ordered the military to prepare a plan to transfer civilian law enforcement in the West Bank to the Israel Police, his ministry said, after the army faced criticism over its handling of Israeli settlers who besieged a Palestinian home in the village of Qusra.CommentsIn the NewsWhat the Hell Is Going on in the West Bank?The Lessons of Lebanon and Ukraine: Why the IDF Wants 100,000 Drones a YearUnmoved by Netanyahu's Tricks and Shticks, Eisenkot Eyes a Minority GovernmentKatz Orders Plan to Transfer West Bank Civilian Enforcement From IDF to PoliceHuckabee Condemned 'Settler Terror' but He Was Defending Trump, Not PalestiniansRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMI50 Years Ago, a Young Israeli Was Crowned the Most Beautiful Woman in the WorldIsrael's Leading Philosopher on Manipulation, Morality and the Future of ZionismWho Is Rebeca Grynspan, the Jewish Frontrunner to Become the Next UN Chief?Phones of Missing Israeli Mother, Daughter Last Traced Near Vienna Train StationIsrael Elections: How to Actually Read the PollsU.S. University to Pay Israeli Scholar Who Lost Job for Calling Gaza a Genocide