An illegal outpost in the West Bank settlement of Shiloh was evacuated by Israel Police and Civil Administration forces on Wednesday morning
Some 50 right-wing protesters, mainly settlers, reportedly attempted to impede the evacuation of the outpost, called Geulat Zion, and three were arrested by Israel Police for assaulting a police officer.
כוחות גדולים של משטרה ומנהל אזרחי הגיעו הבוקר לגבעת גאולת ציון שבגוש שילה. המתיישבים מדווחים על פינוי בכוח רב. בגבעה מתגוררות 2 משפחות וגרעין של נערים.התיעוד של הלוחמת הזאת מעלה תהיות קשות. pic.twitter.com/uHXqTJcbi7
— שילה פריד (@shilofreid) November 17, 2021
Some of the protesters climbed on top of a tractor in hopes of delaying the evacuation, according to Walla.
The outpost, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council, was populated by two families and a number of young Israelis.
Two structures were demolished during the process of the evacuation.
The evacuation of Geulat Zion comes amid continued violence between Israeli settlers and Palestinians in the West Bank. On Monday, three Palestinians were injured in a clash with settlers at the site of the former West Bank settlement of Homesh.
Another settler outpost, Evyatar, is causing friction within Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s coalition.
Earlier in November, Public Security Minister Omer Bar Lev pledged to block the authorization of Evyatar, hours after Bennett said he planned to move forward with plans to build a new West Bank settlement on the hilltop.