Itamar Ben-Gvir Unveils Post-Transfer Plan for West Bank Policing and Security Measures

Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel's National Security Minister, has revealed his comprehensive plan for the day after the transfer of enforcement powers in the West Bank from the IDF to the Israeli police. The plan includes issuing 20 administrative orders against anarchists active in southern Mount Hebron, including known activists Guy Hirschfeld and Yonatan Pollak, and expanding operational activities of the Border Police in the area.

Ben-Gvir intends to reinstate Border Police forces within Arab cities to resume proactive operations, including house searches in Hebron conducted by Border Police personnel. The plan also calls for relocating Border Police bases into Areas A and B to enhance territorial control and operational responsiveness.

Additional measures include permitting armed entry into the Cave of the Patriarchs and conducting joint training exercises between Border Police units and local security teams in Judea and Samaria. These drills will focus on infiltration scenarios and preparedness for potential mass incursions, aiming to prevent a recurrence of the October 7 attacks.

The implementation of this plan depends on the completion of transferring authority over the West Bank Border Police from the IDF to the Israeli police, along with shifting administrative powers related to arrests and restrictions from the Defense Minister and IDF to the National Security Minister and police. Earlier, Ben-Gvir accepted Defense Minister Israel Katz's call to transfer civilian enforcement powers in the West Bank to the police, describing it as a "significant step toward Israeli sovereignty in the West Bank," while making the transfer of Border Police and administrative powers a condition for practical realization.