Chief of Staff Approves: New Border Police Company to Combat Nationalist Crime Will Begin Operating in November
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir has approved the integration of a new Border Police company into the Judea and Samaria Division, specializing in handling nationalist crime and set to begin operational activity at the end of November. The company, which began training in August, will operate based on IDF manpower standards. The IDF criticizes the police for not reinforcing the Judea and Samaria District.
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir has approved the integration of an additional Border Police company into the Judea and Samaria Division, which will specialize in handling nationalist crime and begin operational activity at the end of November 2026. The company, which began its training in August, will operate based on IDF manpower standards and focus on hotspots of violence in the area. A security source noted that a Border Police company is equivalent to the addition of two infantry battalions in the context of nationalist crime, and its marginal output is higher. Alongside this, the IDF criticizes the senior command of the Israel Police, which, according to military sources, has not reinforced the Judea and Samaria District with manpower and resources in light of the increase in the severity of incidents. A security source emphasized that the manpower standards of the Border Guard in Judea and Samaria belong to the IDF, and that the police can strengthen the district with patrol vehicles and investigators. The decision was made on the recommendation of the Central Command, against the backdrop of the increase in the number of isolated farms and new settlements and friction between Israelis and Palestinians.