Israel threatens offensive against Palestinian Authority amid escalated violence in West Bank-Xinhua
JERUSALEM/RAMALLAH, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz threatened on Tuesday to launch "a full-scale offensive" against the Palestinian Authority if Palestinian security forces "turn their weapons against" Israeli settlers and troops, amid continued Israeli military operations, demolitions and settler violence in the West Bank. Briefing the cabinet, Katz said the Israeli military was preparing for such a scenario involving Palestinian security forces and Fatah-linked armed groups. "In such a case, war will be declared against the Authority and the military will launch a full-scale offensive," he said. Israeli authorities demolished or sealed 73 Palestinian-owned structures between Sept. 22 and 28, displacing 93 people, including 55 children, according to the UN O...