Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz and President Benjamin Netanyahu threatened a full-scale war against the Palestinian Authority if it launched an October 7-style attack, following a stabbing of an Israeli settler in the West Bank on September 7, 2026. The military was instructed to prepare for all-out conflict in response to potential Palestinian Authority aggression.
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Move comes after Palestinian who had stabbed an Israeli settler in West Bank was shot and killed.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said he and President Benjamin Netanyahu had instructed the military to prepare for a “full-scale” or “all-out” war against the Palestinian Authority if its security bodies launched an Oct. 7-style attack against Israeli forces or settlements in the West Bank, or if Israel said it knew with certainty that such an attack was imminent [france24.com#1][aawsat.com#
After a West Bank stabbing of an Israeli settler, Defense Minister Israel Katz warns the Palestinian Authority against launching an “Oct. 7-style” assault.
Israel on Monday threatened a “full-scale war” against the Palestinian Authority if it believed the West Bank-based body was preparing an attack on Israeli forces or settlements resembling Hamas’s October 7, 2023 assault. The warning was denounced by Palestinian authorities as an attempt to fuel the conflict during the Israeli election season.