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IDF to Fire Low, Ends Settler Detention Policy

5/4/2026

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Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth said soldiers in the seam zone may fire at a suspect’s knee or lower to deter.
He said the IDF applies different enforcement policies to Jewish and Palestinian stone-throwers in the West Bank, warning that firing on Israeli stone-throwers would backfire.
He noted that Israel stopped administrative detention of settlers after Minister Israel Katz ended the policy in November 2024, limiting it to Palestinian terror suspects.

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Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth said soldiers in the seam zone may fire at a suspect’s knee or lower to deter.
He said the IDF applies different enforcement policies to Jewish and Palestinian stone-throwers in the West Bank, warning that firing on Israeli stone-throwers would backfire.
He noted that Israel stopped administrative detention of settlers after Minister Israel Katz ended the policy in November 2024, limiting it to Palestinian terror suspects.