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Israel’s PM Netanyahu orders West Bank settler outposts to be removed
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Netanyahu → order → outposts
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered unauthorised settler outposts in the West Bank to be dismantled, two people familiar with the matter said on Sept 6, amid pressure from the US to crack down on settler attacks on Palestinians.
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people → order → Palestinians
The order applies to outposts established by settlers without official authorisation from the Israeli state, the sources said.
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sources → apply → state
Outposts typically consist of prefabricated caravans and house a small number of settlers.
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Outposts → consist → settlers
The state has from time to time demolished such structures and also formally recognised others, allowing them to access government funding.
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them → demolish → funding
It was not immediately clear when the operation would begin.
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operation → begin → ?
UN bodies and most governments deem all Israeli settlements illegal under international law and consider the West Bank to be occupied territory under military control.
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Bank → deem → control
Israel argues the territory is disputed, not occupied.
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territory → argue → ?
US urges Israel to act against settler violence
Netanyahu had ordered the eviction of the unauthorised outposts in response to pressure from the United States, the country’s closest ally, the sources said.
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sources → urge → States
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on Sept 5 denounced violent settlers as terrorists and called for them to face severe consequences following a meeting with several Palestinian Americans in a West Bank Palestinian town.
Israeli website Ynet earlier reported the orders targeted around 100 outposts across the occupied territory.
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orders → denounce → territory
The Israeli prime minister’s office and the military, who would normally take part in clearing any outposts in the West Bank, did not immediately respond to a request to comment.
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who → take → request
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, asked at a conference in Jerusalem about the Ynet report, said Netanyahu has given “an instruction to evict places built in Areas A and B”, referring to parts of the West Bank in which most Palestinians live.
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Palestinians → ask → which
Under the Oslo Accords, interim peace agreements reached in the 1990s between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), the West Bank was split into three zones: A, B and C.
Smotrich, a settler himself who has overseen settlement housing projects and formally recognised homes built illegally, said while he disagreed with Netanyahu’s decision, the government had made huge strides in advancing settlements in Area C.
Hundreds of outposts across the West Bank
There are 340 outposts in the West Bank along with 146 settlements formally recognised by the Israeli government, according to Peace Now, an Israeli organisation that is critical of settlement expansion and advocates for a two-state solution.
In August, Israeli settlers besieged the homes of Palestinians in a nearby village, including one owned by a Palestinian American, before the military forced them from the area.
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military → reach → area
The village’s Palestinian residents have said they have continued to face harassment and intimidation by Israeli settlers.
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they → say → settlers
The Israeli government has condemned settler violence, though perpetrators are rarely arrested and even less frequently prosecuted.
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perpetrators → condemn → violence
On Sept 5, US ambassador Huckabee said it was in Israel’s own interest to take action against settlers carrying out what he described as “criminal behaviour and terrorism”.
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he → say → behaviour
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