Palestinians and foreign activists gather to protest in support of their land, which they say is under threat of being seized by Israelis, and to express their determination not to leave their properties in Beit Sahour, Hebron Governorate, West Bank, on August 14, 2026. [Mamoun Wazwaz – Anadolu Agency]
Palestinian Vice President Hussein al-Sheikh said Friday that Israel’s plan to transfer law enforcement powers over occupiers in the West Bank to Israeli police is an attempt to impose sovereignty on the territory and entrench its illegal annexation, Anadolu reports.
In a statement, al-Sheikh strongly condemned Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz’s intention to transfer law enforcement powers over occupiers to Israeli police.
“The move constitutes a flagrant violation of international law, international legitimacy resolutions and signed agreements,” he said.
“It represents a new attempt to impose Israeli law and sovereignty on the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and to entrench the illegal annexation of Palestinian land,” al-Sheikh said.
