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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Thomas Kingsley

Israel’s top court confirms eviction of 1,000 Palestinians in West Bank area

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Israel's Supreme Court has rejected a petition against the eviction of more than 1,000 Palestinian inhabitants of a rural part of the occupied West Bank in an area which Israel has designated for military exercises.

After a two decades-long legal battle, the Supreme Court issued its ruling late on Wednesday, paving the way for the demolition of eight villages in a rocky, arid area near Hebron known to Palestinians as Masafer Yatta and to Israelis as the South Hebron Hills.

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