Israeli ministers say won't allow Palestinian Authority control of West Bank

Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday that Israel would not allow the Palestinian Authority (PA) to control the occupied West Bank during a tour of the territory with far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who said Israel was "here to stay".

"Just as we are crushing Palestinian terror in the terror camps of Jenin, Tulkarm, and Nur al-Shams, we will prevent any attempt by the PA to take control of Judea and Samaria [the West Bank] and harm Jewish settlements," Katz said in a video statement alongside Smotrich.

Israeli forces have been attacking Palestinian refugee camps in the West Bank for several months, killing and displacing Palestinians in the process.