The PA’s massive army threatens millions of Israelis within just 14 miles

A report from the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs warns that the Palestinian Authority (PA) maintains a 70,000-strong armed force in Judea and Samaria, posing a significant threat to millions of Israelis. This force, which has grown by 400% since the Second Intifada, is ten times larger than the number of terrorists who invaded from Gaza on October 7, 2023. The article highlights that the PA's security apparatuses, in breach of the Oslo Accords, are not a policing force but a trained military equipped with tens of thousands of weapons, including heavy military means, and are positioned just 14-22 kilometers (9-13 miles) from major Israeli population centers. The report concludes that Israel's oversight has failed, and the PA force, despite U.S. funding and training, does not effectively combat terrorism but rather serves as a "hothouse for terrorists."