National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir outlined a multi-point plan for Judea and Samaria following the transfer of enforcement powers to police, according to a report by Abu Ali Express. The plan includes issuing 20 administrative orders against far-left activists, specifically targeting Guy Hirshfeld and Yonatan Pollack; returning Border Police operations to Arab cities; allowing weapons at the Cave of the Patriarchs; moving Border Police bases into Areas A and B; and conducting joint training with local security teams.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir on Monday evening published a detailed multi-phase plan for Judea and Samaria, following the recent transfer of civilian enforcement powers from the IDF to the Israel Police, according to a report by Abu Ali Express. The plan includes 20 administrative orders against far-left activists—specifically naming Guy Hirshfeld and Yonatan Pollack—operating in the South Hebron Hills. It also calls for returning Border Police operations to Arab cities, allowing weapons for Jewish worshippers at the Cave of the Patriarchs, moving Border Police bases into Areas A and B, and conducting joint training with local security teams to prepare for infiltration scenarios like those of October 7.
The announcement follows a series of steps reported over the past two days. On Sunday, Aug 16, at 14:03 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that Defense Minister Israel Katz had ordered the IDF to submit a plan within two weeks to transfer civilian enforcement responsibilities in Judea and Samaria to the police. Later that afternoon, Ben Gvir publicly backed Katz's initiative, demanding operational control of the Border Police in the area and authority over administrative detentions and restrictions—powers traditionally held by the military. The new plan, reported Monday evening, provides the first concrete details of how those powers would be exercised, including specific targets for administrative orders and a Border Police redeployment into territory previously under exclusive Palestinian civil administration.
Ben Gvir's plan extends his ongoing efforts to assert police authority in Judea and Samaria. As The Zioneer reported on Monday, Aug 17, in its 'Eye on Zion' daily brief, Ben Gvir earlier removed the Waqf from administrative control at the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron, transferring management to Jewish authorities. The inclusion of arming worshippers at that site and moving Border Police bases into Areas A and B would mark a significant expansion of Israeli security presence in the region.
As of Monday evening, the plan has been reported by a single media outlet (Abu Ali Express) and has not been confirmed by an official statement from Ben Gvir's office or the National Security Ministry. The administrative orders against the named activists have not yet been formally issued, and the timeline for implementation remains unclear, pending the completion of the two-week transfer process ordered by Katz.
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