Israeli forces dismantle West Bank outpost near where 2 Palestinians said shot dead |
Israeli forces have dismantled structures in the illegal Jewish West Bank outpost of Nof HaMishkan, near the Palestinian village Qaryut in the territory’s north, after two Palestinians were reportedly shot dead there Monday in a clash with settlers.
Responding to reports that Nof HaMishkan was dismantled overnight, the Defense Ministry’s Civil Administration said Thursday that it took down Israeli structures that were illegally built on private Palestinian land near Qaryut. The statement also cited the recent violence.
“The evacuation was executed in accordance with an order signed by the Israel Defense Forces Central Command chief, after serious criminal and violent incidents came out of the area and threatened regional stability,” the statement said.
During the overnight raid at Nof HaMishkan, forces from the Border Police and from the Israeli Civil Administration kicked out two settler families and confiscated livestock that was in their possession, according to Hebrew outlets, which published footage of the demolition.
Extremist settler activist Elisha Yered, citing Nof HaMishkan residents, called the demolition “a prize for terrorism.” Settler activists have claimed that the two Palestinian brothers killed in Qaryut on Monday were Hamas fighters, after the brothers appeared on an alleged Hamas condolence poster that hailed them as “jihadi martyrs.”
The poster appeared in small regional Telegram groups, but was not published in any official channels of Hamas, which called the brothers simply “martyrs” in a statement condemning their killing.
It did not appear to be issued by the terror group’s military wing, the al-Qassam Brigades, which normally issues condolence posters for Hamas operatives killed by Israel. Nor did the poster describe the brothers as “Qassami jihadi,” as the Hamas armed wing typically does for its “martyrs.”
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