Netanyahu: Israel to work to prevent collapse of Palestinian Authority
- Israel has been stepping up military operations against armed groups in the occupied West Bank, where the Palestinian Authority has limited autonomy
- Netanyahu’s office said his security cabinet had decided to act to prevent the collapse of the PA, but did not offer any concrete steps to do so
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet on Sunday decided that Israel would work to prevent the collapse of the Western-backed Palestinian Authority (PA), but did not offer any concrete steps to do so.
The volatility has laid bare the weakness of the PA in the face of hundreds of Palestinian militants and the expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
Netanyahu’s office said his security cabinet had decided to act to prevent the collapse of the PA, though it was not a unanimous decision. His coalition includes far-right parties that oppose Palestinian statehood.
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Eight members of the top-level forum voted in favour, with one voting against and one abstaining.
The statement said Netanyahu and his defence minister would bring forward “steps to stabilise the civil situation in the Palestinian arena,” but did not give any specifics.