Israel’s security cabinet approves measures to strengthen control over the West Bank

Source Chicago Tribune
Original Load Date Feb. 8, 2026, 4 p.m.
Last Updated Feb. 8, 2026, 4 p.m.
Original URL https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/08/israels-security-cabinet-west-bank-control/

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JERUSALEM — Israel’s security cabinet on Sunday approved measures that aim to deepen Israeli control over the occupied West Bank and weaken the already limited powers of the Palestinian Authority. The office of far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich in a statement announced the decisions that ...