Israeli security forces on Monday evacuated the unauthorized outpost of Tzur Misgavi, located southeast of the city of Efrat in Judea’s Gush Etzion region, displacing 25 families, Hebrew media reported.

Hundreds of Israelis rushed to the Judean hill on Monday morning in an attempt to stop the evacuation. Four teenagers were detained when they blocked demolition equipment at the site, according to local reports.

Daniella Weiss, chairwoman of the Nachala Settlement Movement, had called on the public to come and prevent the destruction of the outpost.

The NGO, which seeks to establish new Jewish communities in Judea, Samaria and Gaza, slammed the move as an “attack on Hilltop Youth.”

“While our enemies are trying to undermine our hold on the Land, it is precisely the government that is di

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