The Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Security Committee held a confidential discussion that dealt with the situation in the Palestinian Authority and concerns expressed about a security escalation in Judea and Samaria.
The discussion brought together complex security data about what is happening on the ground, alongside updated intelligence assessments by professional elements in the defense establishment.
Journalist Hezik Baruch from Channel 7 revealed that during the confidential discussion, MK Sukkot told MK Michaeli, "We hear that over 200 new settlement points have been added, the Palestinian Authority is in an economic crisis, fewer soldiers are stationed in the area since the evening of October 7, and the terror graph has dropped significantly. You should ask yourself why.".
A representative of the IDF Intelligence Division also attended the discussion and revealed to those present that "the Palestinian Authority is waiting, among other things, for elections in Israel in the hope that a government will be formed that will release the money to them.".