Defense Minister Israel Katz warned that the West Bank may be on the brink of war in a meeting with local authorities. Katz discussed that Hamas originally planned to include West Bank communities in their October 7 attacks. During the meeting, Katz said that the Defense Ministry is 'preparing for a full-scale war situation,' and outlined response measures for the IDF to implement. The Defense Ministry has begun building a fence along the Israel-Jordan border to stop the increased smuggling of weapons from Iran to Palestinians in the West Bank.