{"id":495144,"date":"2026-01-05T23:18:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T23:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/495144\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T23:18:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T23:18:11","slug":"israel-rolls-out-new-system-to-tighten-movement-controls-in-west-bank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/495144\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel rolls out new system to tighten movement controls in West Bank"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Israeli army said Monday it is rolling out a new technological system to regulate movement in the occupied West Bank for Israelis and Palestinians, a step Israeli media reported comes amid growing concerns over escalating settler violence.<\/p>\n<p>The decision allows security forces &#8220;to install a technological monitoring device on individuals subject to an administrative order restricting their movement within the (West Bank),&#8221; the army said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The system would allow for monitoring of &#8220;violations of these restriction orders accordingly,&#8221; it added.<\/p>\n<p>The measure was adopted after a request by the head of the domestic Shin Bet security agency David Zini, in response to rising violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, Israel&#8217;s Channel 12 reported.<\/p>\n<p>The monitoring devices used will be electronic bracelets, according to the Israeli broadcaster.<\/p>\n<p>In response to an AFP query, the army said the measure will be applied to Israelis and Palestinians alike.<\/p>\n<p>Israel has occupied the Palestinian territory since 1967, and now more than 500,000 illegal Israeli settlers live there, along with about three million Palestinian residents.<\/p>\n<p>The army said removing any monitoring device &#8220;constitutes an offense, for which criminal proceedings may be initiated.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Honenu, an Israeli legal aid organization that assists detainees from far-right illegal settler communities, slammed the decision and said it would appeal.<\/p>\n<p>Administrative restrictive orders bar suspects residing in the West Bank from going to certain areas or communicating with certain people.<\/p>\n<p>A more draconian measure, known as administrative detention, allowed Israeli security forces to detain West Bank suspects, both Israelis and Palestinians, for up to six months without charges.<\/p>\n<p>Upon taking office in November 2024, Defence Minister Israel Katz abolished the use of that measure against Israelis, but it is still enforced against Palestinians.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the delicate truce between Israel and Hamas that came into effect in October, the violence has not ceased.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli troops and settlers have killed more than 1,000 Palestinians in the territory, including dozens of civilians.<\/p>\n<p>Almost none of the perpetrators of dozens of attacks carried out by settlers have been held to account by the Israeli authorities.<\/p>\n<p>                    <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/JN9LXf.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n                    The Daily Sabah Newsletter\n                <\/p>\n<p>\n                    Keep up to date with what\u2019s happening in Turkey,<br \/>\n                    it\u2019s region and the world.\n                <\/p>\n<p>                    SIGN ME UP\n                <\/p>\n<p>\n                    You can unsubscribe at any time. 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