TEL AVIV, July 21, 2009, (WAFA)- The Israel Occupation Forces (IOF) said that it had received no orders from the political echelons for a lightning evacuation of West Bank outposts, and denied having begun preparatory operations for such a move.
Earlier of today the daily Haaretz mentioned that the IOF and the Israeli Police was drafting a plan to evacuate 23 outposts in one day in
On Tuesday the Israeli army Spokesman's Office said in a statement that the army is subordinate to the political echelon and implements its instructions, but such an order was never received .
The army was also said to be conducting preparations to forcibly evacuate the outposts in plan formulated by the security establishment, with the knowledge of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
