HEBRON, April 4, 2012 (WAFA) – The Israeli army evicted Wednesday a number of Jewish settlers who last week took over a Palestinian-owned building in the old city of Hebron, according to officials from the Committee to Rebuild Hebron.
They said the settlers were forced to evacuate the three-floor building owned by the Abu Rajab family located near the Ibrahimi mosque in an area under full Israeli control where some 300 settlers live among about 30,000 Palestinians.
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak had ordered the eviction in spite of objections from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and many other right wing government ministers and lawmakers.
The Israeli government said it will study the settlers’ claim that they bought the house before it decides if they can return to the building or not.
The Abu Rajab family denied claims that the house was sold to settlers and insisted to keep the building.
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