Israel evicts settlers from West Bank outpost
By AFP
01 February 2017 |
3:36 pm
Israeli police evict dozens of hardline Jewish settlers from a wildcat outpost, just hours after unveiling plans for 3,000 new homes in other West Bank settlements.
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