Netanyahu orders evacuation of some West Bank settler outposts, minister says
While all Israeli settlements in the West Bank are considered illegal under international law, Israel considers some established without government approval to be illegal.
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced on Sunday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the evacuation of certain illegal West Bank settlements. Smotrich, a far-right politician advocating for the annexation of the entire West Bank, claimed that the order pertained to outposts established without government authorization, primarily in areas controlled by the Palestinian Authority.
The Israeli prime minister has authorized the construction and expansion of settlements in the occupied territory, despite mounting international criticism. U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee visited the West Bank on Saturday to show solidarity with Palestinians who have been victims of settler attacks, emphasizing that "crime is crime, terror is terror."
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