Gadi Eizenkot Warns of Near Anarchy in West Bank Due to Coalition Changes
Gadi Eizenkot, chairman of the Yisrael party and former IDF Chief of Staff, expressed serious concerns about the security situation in the West Bank during the National Security Conference hosted by ynet and Yedioth Ahronoth in cooperation with the INSS. He warned that the region is on the brink of anarchy, attributing this to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition-driven decisions that dismantled the established control framework. Eizenkot criticized Netanyahu for transferring authority over the Civil Administration to Bezalel Smotrich and the police to Itamar Ben-Gvir, which he says has led to a complete loss of control, difficulties in counterterrorism efforts, and a failure to enforce law and order in the area. He cautioned that without immediate corrective measures, very difficult times lie ahead in the West Bank.
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