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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Julia Frankel

Israeli minister orders West Bank hamlet evicted after hearing he may face arrest warrant overseas

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Israel's finance minister has ordered the eviction of a Palestinian village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank that has long been a target of Israeli authorities, saying the measure is a response to reports that he may be a target of international war crimes prosecutors.

It was not clear whether the International Criminal Court is mulling an arrest warrant for the minister, Bezalel Smotrich. The Hague court said it keeps requests and plans for warrants confidential.

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