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- Defense Minister Israel Katz suggested police assume control of the West Bank.
- The United Nations reported 1,400 settler attacks on Palestinians as of August 2026.
- Police oversight of the West Bank is under Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, a settler.
- Retired colonel Doron Meinert was arrested while defending a Palestinian community from settler violence.
- Meinert volunteers for Looking the Occupation in the Eye, which protects olive harvests and seeks media coverage.
