Israel has made official an illegal outpost in the occupied West Bank by declaring it “state land”, as it continues to further expand its illegal settlements in the territory and displace Palestinians.
The Evyatar post was among five illegal outposts to be legalised by the Israeli government recently, after the decision was previously delayed. The land on which the outpost was built on measures 65 dunams, according to the Israeli publication, Haaretz.
The newspaper said Palestinians who hold ownership of the land can challenge the decision at Israel’s highest court, otherwise the government will move to fully legalise it.
Evyatar was first established in 2013 and evacuated in July 2021 following a compromise agreement between the settlers and then-prime minister Naftali Bennet, who agreed to move forward with the outpost’s legalisation.
The other illegal outposts legalised two weeks ago by the Israeli security cabinet were Sde Ephraim, Givat Assaf, Heletz and Adorayim, some of them located in densely Palestinian-populated areas, Haaretz reported. ….more
