IDF conducts large-scale operations in Samaria while Bezalel Smotrich calls for state action on infiltration.

The entities involved

• Samaria →

  historical region in the Levant

  • Israeli government, led by Netanyahu and Smotrich, expanded control in Jerusalem and Samaria while military action continued in Gaza.Mon 15:25
  • The government has begun regulating foreign activity within Samaria, which is considered an occupied territory.Mon 14:31
• Israel Defense Forces →

  combined military forces of Israel

  • The UN has blacklisted Israel for sexual violence in conflict, while Hamas captors face allegations of sexual abuse, prompting criticism from Herzog.Mon 13:20
  • Zamir leads IDF's technological pivotMon 11:53
• Bezalel Smotrich →

  Israeli far-right politician (born 1980)

  • Bezalel Smotrich announced plans for settlement expansion into specific regions including Galilee, the West Bank, and the Negev.Mon 14:32
  • Smotrich called for a criminal investigation into Gali Baharav-Miara and dismissed warnings from finance ministry professionals.Mon 09:29

Related events

• IDF forces conducted operations against infiltration channels and focused activity in Tulkarm and Qalqilya.Jul 28
• IDF conducts counterterrorism operations in Nablus and plans proactive operations in Samaria.Sep 4
• The IDF maintains a battalion in Samaria to avert escalation, drawing attention from the US State Department regarding the ongoing dispute.Aug 17
• IDF conducted counterterrorism operations in Samaria and Qabatiya.Sep 21
• Israel Katz instructed the IDF to enforce a closure on Judea and Samaria.Sun 13:55