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

France 24 02:50 PM UTC Mon February 09, 2026 Business
Israel's security cabinet approves measures to strengthen control over the West Bank

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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 would make it easier for Jewish settlers to force Palestinians to give up land, adding that “we will continue to bury the idea of a Palestinian state.”

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