Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has issued an order to dismantle unauthorized settler outposts in the West Bank, according to two sources familiar with the matter. These outposts, typically consisting of prefabricated caravans housing a small number of settlers, were established without official authorization from the Israeli state. While the state has occasionally demolished such structures, it has also formally recognized others, granting them access to government funding. The timing of the dismantling operation remains unclear.

The decision to evict the unauthorized outposts comes in response to pressure from the United States, Israel’s closest ally. U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee denounced violent settlers as terrorists and called for severe consequences following a meeting with Palestinian Americans in a West Bank town. Israeli website Ynet reported that the orders target around 100 outposts across the occupied territory. The Israeli prime minister’s office and the military have not yet commented on the reports. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, a settler himself, indicated that the eviction order applies to structures built in Areas A and B of the West Bank, where most Palestinians reside, though he expressed disagreement with the decision. Source

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