Israel: Settlers agree to leave West Bank enclave Settler's to leave Ulpana outpost in the West Bank weeks after Israel's Supreme Court deemed it unauthorized
Israel's government says 30 Jewish families have consented to leave an unauthorized West Bank settler outpost, suggesting their court-ordered evacuation can proceed peacefully. The Israeli Supreme Court gave the government until July 1 to dismantle the Ulpana enclave, which was built on privately held Palestinian land. Israel considers such construction illegal, while authorizing construction elsewhere on West Bank lands the Palestinians claim for a future state. The five apartment buildings where the settlers live are to be uprooted and moved to a site nearby. The government said in a statement Wednesday that it would ask the court for three months to move the buildings. The government has also vowed to build 300 more homes in a nearby settlement. Settler representatives could not immediately be reached for comment.