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Israeli forces evict settlers of West Bank outpostJessica Durando , USA TODAY Published 10:58 a.m. ET Feb. 1, 2017 Violence erupted Wednesday as Israeli forces began evacuating settlers from the West Bank outpost of Amona to comply with a court order that ruled the homes were erected illegally on private Palestinian land.Unarmed police in blue sweatshirts and black baseball caps ascended the hill around midday, the Associated Press reported. On the hilltop, youths created makeshift barricades from tiles, metal bars and large rocks to slow the advance of police. Some protesters threw rocks at Israeli forces, while others set fire to tires and trash, the AP reported.The dismantlement of the outpost pits radical settlers against the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which generally supports expanded Israeli settlements on land also claimed by Palestinians in the West Bank and east Jerusalem.Continued: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/02/01/israeli-forces-evacuation-west-bank-outpost/97337808/
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