Hebron: Police, settlers clash

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Preparing for evacuation: Two policemen hurt after settlers hurl stones, eggs at forces ahead of Hebron home evacuation; Knesset member and rabbi say security forces activity in area tantamount to desecration of Sabbath

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3247522,00.html

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"Two police officers were wounded Friday in clashes with settlers in Hebron while preparing for the clearing of a home in the West Bank town.

Two settlers, one of them a minor, were detained and taken in for interrogation over the violence. Police officials stressed they have no intention of evacuating any homes during Sabbath, but the reassuring message seems to have done little to calm tensions."

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"Friday morning, the High Court of Justice gave the go-ahead to security authorities to remove three families from an illegally occupied home in Hebron by Monday. After authorities examined documents presented by the families, it turned out the families were violating the law.

On Thursday, security forces waited the entire day for the High Court decision on the petition filed by the settlers against the evacuation. The decision was only handed out in the evening, with judges ruling the families can leave by 11 a.m. Friday. However, due to the proximity to the Sabbath, authorities decided to wait with the evacuation, which is estimated to be carried out Sunday evening.

Despite the evacuation delay, tensions were high at the home slated for evacuation throughout the day. In the morning, dozens of youths and adults gathered in the area. Some zones were declared a closed military zone and clashes quickly ensued."

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1. All this to evict the squatters from *one* home -

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More than 1,000 soldiers and police officers will take part in any evacuation operation. They have explicit instructions to use great care in removing the occupants and their belongings from the apartments.

http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/712118.html

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2. Settlers attack Palestinian schoolchildren south of Hebron

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"Jewish settlers from the Havat Maon settlement located south of Hebron hurled stones at Palestinian children making their way to school on Saturday morning. There were no reported casualties.

The schoolchildren, frequent targets of settler attacks in the area, were being escorted by Israel Defense Forces soldiers when they came under attack.

Meanwhile, two police officers were lightly wounded Friday during confrontations with settlers in the Beit Shapira area of Hebron."

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"One of the wounded officers absorbed a blow to the head from a bottle of paint thrown by one of the demonstrators. The other policeman was hit in the eye by an egg which was flung in his direction."

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/712118.html