IDF plans for increased tensions over Trump peace plan

Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi and all of the IDF's brigadier-generals were supposed to attend a symposium on Sunday, but it was cancelled due to the increased tensions.

By RACHEL WOLF
IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi [L] with Defense Minister Naftali Bennett (photo credit: ARIEL HERMONI / DEFENSE MINISTRY)
IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi [L] with Defense Minister Naftali Bennett
(photo credit: ARIEL HERMONI / DEFENSE MINISTRY)
The IDF is preparing for increased tensions as Israelis and Palestinians await the publication of US President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan, which is expected to be released on Tuesday.
Central Command has deployed six battalions to Judea and Samaria to prevent terror attacks, according to Army Radio.
Palestinian leaders called for mass protests to attempt to stop the plan, which they called the “Zionist-American conspiracy.”
A Palestinian Authority official told The Jerusalem Post that Palestinian leadership is “facing huge pressure from the street to take tough measures, especially halting security coordination with Israel.”
Amid the increased tensions, Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi canceled a symposium that he and all of the IDF’s brigadier-generals were supposed to attend on Sunday.
The military told KAN that the seminar was ultimately canceled to allow for “inquiries into operational issues.”
The seminar was reportedly intended to focus on Kochavi’s multi-year plan, which aims to strengthen the IDF’s operational capabilities and combat systems.
Khaled Abu Toameh contributed to this report.