"A report released by Regavim earlier this week identified dozens of examples of armed personnel from the Palestinian Authority involved in terror.
The report, titled ‘Officers by Day, Terrorists by Night,’ sheds light on the involvement of Palestinian Authority Security Forces (PASF) in both perpetrated and attempted acts of terrorism, as well as planning, providing help, and inciting them, all in addition to their glorification by the Palestine Authority itself.
According to the report, 46 PASF members were killed while perpetrating terrorist acts targeting or attempting to target the lives of dozens of innocent Israelis, in addition to 25 who were arrested and at least who were seven wounded, indicating systemic wrongdoing within the PA's ranks.
The Palestinian Authority, the report shows, not only fails to condemn terrorism perpetrated by its security forces but also actively glorifies such acts, financially supporting terrorists and their families. The report also criticizes the Israeli political and security establishments for allegedly concealing the extent of PASF members' involvement in terrorism, thus implicating a significant intelligence and policy failure.
Examples of such involvement in terrorism include Lieutenant Colonel Saud Al-Titi, a PASF officer who took part in a drive-by shooting attack in April 2023; Captain Ziad Al-Zar’ini, officer at the PA’s Customs Police who gave shelter to a Hamas terrorist who murdered Israeli brothers Yigal and Hillel Yaniv in February 2023; Captain Hamdi Abu Dayah, an officer at the PA’s Civil Police, who shot at an Israeli civilian bus in January 2023; Captain Ahmad Ya’aqub Taha, member of the PA’s National Security Apparatus, who attempted to perpetrate a car ramming and stabbing attack against Israeli civilians in April 2023, and many, many more.
According to Regavim, the evidence presented in their report challenges the viability of the PA as a peace partner, calling for an honest re-evaluation of its governance potential and highlighting the urgency of addressing this security threat and the need for Israel to confront the reality of PA-sponsored terrorism directly, moving beyond past failures to a more transparent and realistic policy approach. Acknowledging the PA's active involvement in terrorism, the report claims is crucial for developing effective strategies to ensure Israel's security and the region's stability.
The report also claims that the involvement of PA security forces in terrorism is not a potential future threat but a current and escalating reality, presenting a grave security threat to Israel, reminiscent of the failures that led to the October 7 massacre, also warning from a misguided optimism regarding the potential for PASF personnel to turn against Israeli civilians and soldiers..."