APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Nablus- 21 January 2022. Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli security forces following a demonstration against settlements in the village of Beita in the West Bank.
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SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Qutaiba Badir, a resident of the village of Beita.
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For near nearly eight months, Palestinians from Beita and neighboring villages have been holding almost daily protests against Israel’s construction of an illegal settlement outpost, Evaytar, on Jabal Sabih mount which is adjacent to the village.
Several Palestinian protesters have been killed and dozens wounded by Israeli forces during recurrent clashes over the past five months.
In July, Israeli settlers vacated the illegal outpost under an agreement with the Israeli government that will allow for the outpost to remain intact and under permanent supervision of the Israeli army, despite its unauthorized construction.
Before leaving, the dozens of Zionist families who had settled there erected a 13-meter-high iron Star of David facing the nearby Palestinian village of Beita with the phrase "We will return" inscribed next to it.
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