Hebrew Channel: Security Warnings of Palestinian Attacks Targeting New Settlements in the West Bank

SadaNews Translation - Channel 15 reported on Monday evening that military officials warned senior settlement officials and the political level that they would not be able to protect several settlements currently under construction.

According to the Hebrew channel, as translated by SadaNews, this warning came in light of the Israeli government's decision to approve the construction of 40 new settlements throughout the West Bank.

The channel indicated that the message behind the warning is that Israeli security forces would not be able to protect the new settlements in the event of an attack by Palestinians living in neighboring villages, and that access to those settlement sites would take a long time.

The channel reported that several sources said settlers have been asked to leave areas designated as new settlements for security reasons, but that request was rejected by many residents of those settlements.

It also noted that Israeli Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir requested during a cabinet meeting that made the decision to delay the relocation of settlers to those lands to allow for the necessary security arrangements to be prepared, but his request was denied.