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Illegal Outpost

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politics2 years ago

Unlawful Settler Activity Escalates in West Bank.

A new illegal outpost has been set up in the West Bank, just a few kilometers from the Eli settlement where four Israelis were killed in a terror attack on Tuesday. Meanwhile, settler activists have taken up residence in the illegal, oft-evacuated outpost of Evyatar several kilometers north of Eli, and are holding events and activities at the site. The IDF, Defense Ministry, Civil Administration, and office of Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich did not immediately respond to a request for comment as to how such a complex, illegal construction operation was carried out without their intervention and whether the site would be evacuated.

conflict2 years ago

Illegal settlers attack Palestinians in nearby village.

Masked Israeli settlers from the illegal outpost of Homesh attacked homes and residents of the adjacent Palestinian village of Burqa in the northern West Bank. The clashes erupted between settlers and Palestinians at a junction near Burqa, with both sides throwing stones at each other. The IDF dispatched forces to the scene to separate the parties and used crowd dispersal means. The clashes came as tensions between Israel and the Palestinians remained with the military carrying out near-nightly raids in the West Bank over the past year.

conflict2 years ago

Clashes between settlers and Palestinians in West Bank outposts.

Israeli settlers and Palestinians clashed near a new illegal outpost established by Israel in the northern West Bank. The new outpost consists of a makeshift yeshiva that was illegally transferred overnight Sunday from privately owned Palestinian land on an adjacent hilltop. The transfer was required in order to pave the way for the government to legalize Homesh amid longstanding pressure from the settler lobby. Several clashes between settlers and Palestinians have taken place in the days that followed.