Channel 14 reported, citing unnamed informed sources, that the "emergency plan" for the occupied West Bank was prepared at the request of Defense Minister Yisrael Katz.
She noted that the security establishment considers September a "sensitive period," in light of the UN General Assembly meetings and the expected political developments related to the recognition of a Palestinian state.
The sources added that IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir approved the plan, which calls for "freezing operations in the Gaza Strip and moving forces to the West Bank if attacks occur, with the aim of regaining control of the situation."
The far-right-dominated Israeli government is moving toward "annexing" the occupied West Bank, claiming this will be in response to the intention of Western countries, including France, Britain, Australia, Canada, and Belgium, to recognize the State of Palestine during the United Nations General Assembly meetings, which open on September 9.
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On Wednesday, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced Tel Aviv's intention to annex 82% of the occupied West Bank to Israeli sovereignty, stressing the need to "prevent the establishment of a Palestinian state."
In preparation for its annexation, Israel has intensified its crimes in the occupied West Bank since launching its war of extermination on the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023, including the demolition of homes, the displacement of Palestinians, the confiscation of their lands, and the expansion and acceleration of settlement construction.
Israel's annexation of the occupied West Bank would eliminate the possibility of establishing an independent Palestinian state, in implementation of the principle of a two-state solution (Palestinian and Israeli), stipulated in United Nations resolutions.
With American support, Israel has been committing genocide in Gaza since October 7, 2023, leaving 64,231 Palestinians dead and 161,583 wounded, most of them children and women. Thousands remain missing, hundreds of thousands displaced, and a famine has killed 370 Palestinians, including 131 children.
