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Settlers Return to West Bank Hilltop

October 25, 1995
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Jewish settlers returned Wednesday to Givat Hadagan, a hilltop near the West bank settlement of Efrat, in their latest effort to establish dwellings at the site.

The settlers brought temporary structures and generators to the site, saying that they planned to spend the night.

During the summer, violent scuffles repeatedly occurred between Jewish settlers and Israeli security forces at Givat Hadagan and other West Bank hillsides, where settlers protested Israel’s plans to turn the region over to Palestinian self-rule.

On Wednesday, the army declared the area a closed military zone, but did not interfere in the activities.

The settlers said that even though they did not want to clash with Israeli security forces, they would not leave the hilltop voluntarily.

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