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| Hebron settlers evicted by force | Hebron settlers evicted by force |
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| Israeli forces have begun evicting Jewish settlers from a disputed building in the West Bank city of Hebron, witnesses say. | |
| Israeli television footage showed police dragging settlers out of the building. Hundreds of officers were involved in the operation. | Israeli television footage showed police dragging settlers out of the building. Hundreds of officers were involved in the operation. |
| The settlers have been refusing to leave the house, in defiance of an Israeli Supreme Court order. | The settlers have been refusing to leave the house, in defiance of an Israeli Supreme Court order. |
| Earlier the Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak met the group. | Earlier the Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak met the group. |
| The settlers have been involved in days of days of stone-throwing clashes with Palestinians. | The settlers have been involved in days of days of stone-throwing clashes with Palestinians. |
| Hundreds of their supporters and activists have flocked to the area to show their solidarity with the building's occupiers. | Hundreds of their supporters and activists have flocked to the area to show their solidarity with the building's occupiers. |
| Israeli defence officials have expressed fears the Hebron tensions will spill to other areas of the Israeli-occupied West Bank. | Israeli defence officials have expressed fears the Hebron tensions will spill to other areas of the Israeli-occupied West Bank. |