Security forces remove illegal Israeli structures on Palestinian land

One of the structures served as a study hall, and those present were asked to vacate it in advance out of respect for the sanctity of the site.

By AMIR BOHBOT, JERUSALEM POST STAFF DECEMBER 4, 2024 07:56 Updated: DECEMBER 4, 2024 09:47

Clashes ensue between Clashes ensued between the forces and residents of Oz Zion outpost. July 3, 2024. (photo credit: POLICE SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

Israeli security forces carried out enforcement actions against three illegal structures built on private Palestinian land near Nablus in the West Bank, the Civil Administration announced Wednesday morning.

One of the structures served as a study hall, and those present were asked to vacate it in advance out of respect for the sanctity of the site.

The forces operating in the area were instructed to act with sensitivity and to safeguard the sacred items within the building.

Army Radio later reported that following the incident, settlers had torched some houses and vehicles in two villages near Nablus in the West Bank.

מתנחלים הציתו מספר בתים ורכבים בשני כפרים באזור שכם לאחר פינוי מאחז לא חוקי@hod_barel pic.twitter.com/wlxKRnnMD6

— גלצ (@GLZRadio) December 4, 2024

Katz cancels detention order

Also on Wednesday, Israeli media reported that Defense Minister Israel Katz had canceled a detention order against a Jewish individual in the West Bank. 

In November, the defense minister announced he would end the use of administrative detention orders against Jews in the West Bank.