The director-general of the Prime Minister's Office has informed the heads of the councils in Judea and Samaria that at this stage, the cut in security staff in the communities has been frozen.
Chairman Yisrael Gantz of the Binyamin Regional Council said in response, "We thank the Prime Minister's Office for its immediate and positive intervention, which has prevented damage to the residents' security and believe that we will not be required to discuss the matter in the future."