Defense Minister: Prepare for possible October 7-style attack on West Bank communities
Visiting the Judea and Samaria Division, Defense Minister Katz cited October 7-style threats and praised actions in northern West Bank 'terror camps' like Jenin and Tulkarm for reducing attacks. He called for examining the expansion of this model, as the IDF continues to raze homes in refugee camps
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Visiting the Judea and Samaria Division, Defense Minister Katz cited October 7-style threats and praised actions in northern West Bank 'terror camps' like Jenin and Tulkarm for reducing attacks. He called for examining the expansion of this model, as the IDF continues to raze homes in refugee camps
Minister Israel Katz with weaponry found in Lebanon, in January 2024. Credit: Ariel Hermoni/Courtesy to the Ministry of Defense
Minister Israel Katz with weaponry found in Lebanon, in January 2024. Credit: Ariel Hermoni/Courtesy to the Ministry of Defense
10:30 PM • December 31 2025 IST
Defense Minister Israel Katz visited the Judea and Samaria IDF Division on Wednesday to review West Bank security, instructing commanders to "prepare to respond to a possible October 7 style attack on settlements in the West Bank and communities near the border.
The defense minister alleged that the activity in the northern West Bank, including refugee camps in Jenin, Tulkarm and Nur Shams, which he referred to as "terror camps," resulted in a decrease in "terrorist activity," and noted that the IDF must "examine the expansion of the model to additional camps."
As part of Operation Iron Wall in the northern West Bank, tens of thousands of Palestinians were displaced from refugee camps, and the IDF has continued razing residential buildings – UNRWA estimates that about 150 homes have been made uninhabitable in each of the Nur al-Shams and Tulkarm refugee camps.
