A newly published report warns that the Palestinian Authority is building a military force in the West Bank, a move described as a violation of the Oslo Accords and a significant threat to central Israel.
The assessment, authored by Lt.-Col.
(res.) and corroborated by multiple wire services, highlights that the force is now armed with what is understood to be tens of thousands of weapons.
The report frames this development as an unprecedented security challenge, noting that the accumulation of arms poses a direct risk to millions of Israelis living in the region.
This warning comes amid a broader deterioration in security conditions, with senior IDF officials previously cautioning that breaches along the West Bank seam line could enable large-scale operations similar to those seen on October 7.
The findings add a new layer of complexity to the ongoing conflict, which has already seen Israeli military operations target agricultural infrastructure in the West Bank.