Security forces evacuate illegal West Bank outpost Or Meir; 6 settler activists arrested

Border Police and Civil Administration forces evacuate the illegal West Bank outpost of Or Meir, built on private Palestinian land, and demolish several rudimentary structures at the site.

According to settler activists, a residential building and a goat pen are demolished in the operation, while bulldozers were used to destroy an illegally constructed access road to the outpost.

A handful of activists protested the evacuation operation, blocking the bulldozers and even climbing on them to try to stop the demolition of the access road.

Six activists were arrested during the operation for resisting evacuation by the Border Police officers, some of whom assaulted the police personnel, a spokesperson for the Border Police says.

Or Meir is situated close to the Ofra settlement north of Jerusalem and has been rebuilt and demolished on several occasions in the last few months, including on February 29 this year, and before that on December 25, 2023.