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// DOSSIER — israel-warns-palestinian-authority-potential-all-out-war
Israel Warns Palestinian Authority of Potential 'All-Out War' Amid Escalating West Bank Violence
REL_TIME: 08 Sep 2026 12:42Z · LANG: EN
On September 7, 2026, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz announced that the military has been instructed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and himself to prepare for an 'all-out war' against the Palestinian Authority (PA) should it or affiliated groups plan or execute an October 7-style attack. The planned measures would include targeted killings of senior PA leadership, forced evacuations of towns hosting militant operations, and establishing permanent military security zones akin to those in Gaza and southern Lebanon. The warning coincided with a stabbing attack at the Maoz Yehuda farming outpost that left an Israeli seriously injured before the assailant was killed by troops, alongside deadly clashes between Palestinians, settlers, and the IDF in Hajeh village. Palestinian leadership condemned Katz's statements as provocative election-season rhetoric.
// Background
Israel has occupied the West Bank since 1967, where roughly 750,000 Israeli settlers reside across recognized settlements and outposts. Although groups affiliated with the PA participated in the Second Intifada (2000-2005), the PA has maintained security coordination with Israeli forces in subsequent years. Violence in the region has escalated sharply since the October 7, 2023 Gaza war began, resulting in the deaths of at least 1,106 Palestinians and 48 Israelis in the West Bank.
// Key Developments
- Defence Minister Israel Katz warned of a 'full-scale war' targeting senior PA officials and infrastructure if October 7-style attacks or long-term intifada conditions emerge.
- Proposed Israeli military measures include targeted assassinations, town evacuations, and establishing long-term security zones modeled on operations in Gaza and Lebanon.
- A 20-year-old Israeli was seriously wounded in a stabbing attack at the Maoz Yehuda settlement farm; the 34-year-old Palestinian assailant was shot dead during a military manhunt.
- Clashes in the northern West Bank village of Hajeh resulted in the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Omar Muhammad Tubasi by Israeli forces following confrontations involving settlers.
- Palestinian National Council President Rawhi Fattouh denounced Israel's threats as aggressive rhetoric meant to fuel chaos during the Israeli election cycle.
// Timeline
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Clashes break out in Hajeh village following a confrontation between settlers and Palestinian residents, leading to the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Omar Muhammad Tubasi by Israeli forces.
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An Israeli man is stabbed and seriously wounded at the Maoz Yehuda outpost; the assailant, identified as Mohammed Mohsen, is later tracked near Idhna and shot dead by Israeli troops.
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Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz publicly threatens an 'all-out war' against Palestinian Authority officials and infrastructure if an October 7-style attack is planned.
// Perspectives
[Israeli Defence Ministry]
Maintains zero tolerance for major coordinated attacks, advocating for preemptive, full-scale military campaigns, targeted leadership strikes, and the establishment of West Bank security zones if the PA facilitates terrorism.
[Palestinian National Council]
Condemns the Israeli warnings as aggressive, racist rhetoric aimed at stoking conflict and instability during Israel's election period.
[Hamas]
Calls on Palestinians across the West Bank to escalate resistance, confront Israeli military forces, and oppose settler violence and displacement policies.
[Samaria Regional Council]
Urges the Israeli government to execute a broad military operation involving house-to-house searches to confiscate weapons and crush militant infrastructure.
// Quotes
“If the security apparatuses of the Palestinian Authority and the bodies associated with them launch, or we know for certain that they are about to launch, an October 7-style terrorist attack against forces and Jewish settlements, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and I instructed the IDF to prepare to launch an all-out war against senior officials and mechanisms of the [Palestinian] Authority, the bodies associated with them, and against all terrorist infrastructure in Judea and Samaria – in order to quickly bring about their complete defeat.”
“We will continue to eliminate terrorists, pursue those who send them, and destroy the terrorist infrastructure in Judea and Samaria. Anyone who tries to threaten Israel and its citizens will pay a heavy price.”
“The comments confirm that it is not seeking a partner for peace, but rather a permanent fuel for conflict and the spread of chaos and instability.”
