Israeli security source warns: West Bank is a powder keg that could explode at any moment

Israeli security and military sources warned on Wednesday that the situation in the West Bank resembles a “powder keg” because of settler violence against Palestinians, while occupation officers are reluctant to take action against the perpetrators for fear of harming their military careers. A senior security source told Haaretz: “The West Bank is a powder keg that could explode at any moment.” He added that the ongoing riots and violence committed by settlers in the area, not only in the town of Qusra [south of Nablus in the northern West Bank], are putting Israeli army forces under extreme strain, and the army is unable to respond to all the incidents. He said the “conduct of the senior military leadership on the […]