Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the evacuation of some settlements in the occupied West Bank deemed illegal under Israeli law, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Sunday (September 6, 2026).
“To my knowledge, Netanyahu has given the instruction to evacuate” certain settlements, Mr. Smotrich said, adding that he did not approve of the measure. “Our clear message is that crime is crime, terror is terror,” Mr. Huckabee said, stopping short of naming Israel.
some established without government approval — often consisting of just a few prefabricated homes — are also considered illegal by Israel While all Israeli settlements in the West Bank are considered illegal under international law. The construction and expansion of Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territory has increased significantly under his government. Smotrich, the evacuation concerned outposts built in areas under the control of the Palestinian Authority and without official authorisation.
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