Israeli security officials forcibly removed Jewish settlers this week who were living illegally in apartments in a Kiryat Arba neighborhood.
Police broke down doors and windows Monday to enter the buildings, which had been earmarked to house border police after the Israel Defense Force redeployment from parts of Hebron this spring.
The settlers, who moved in several months ago, had refused to leave, even after the Housing Ministry offered alternative homes.
The maintained that their presence was a protest action against the government’s peace accords with the Palestine Liberation Organization.
The accords have extended Palestinian self-rule to parts of the West Bank.
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