Demolition of large Amona buildings gets underway

The Defense Ministry begins demolishing some of the larger buildings in the evacuated Amona outpost, having removed the smaller trailers by truck.

An aerial video from the scene, filmed by former Amona residents, shows two bulldozers tearing down a large, green-roofed structure.

A ministry official earlier told The Times of Israel that any buildings that cannot be transported off the hilltop on a truck will be demolished.

The Defense Ministry started dismantling the illegal settlement, which was evacuated last week, earlier this morning.

In 2014, the High Court of Justice determined that Amona had to be demolished as part of it was built on privately owned Palestinian land.

— Judah Ari Gross

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