Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the evacuation of outposts in the occupied West Bank, far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich was reported by AFP as saying on Sunday.Mr Netanyahu ordered the illegal settler outposts to be dismantled under US pressure to crack down on settler violence, Reuters reported. The order applies to outposts established by settlers without the state's official authorisation.Outposts typically consist of caravans with a small number of settlers. The state has occasionally demolished them, but also recognised others, granting them access to government funding.Israeli media outlets had also reported Mr Netanyahu had made the order, with Ynet reporting about 100 outposts would be affected. It was not immediately clear when the operation would begin.UN agencies and most governments consider all Israeli settlements illegal under international law and consider the West Bank to be occupied territory under military control. Israel says the territory is disputed, not occupied.Calling the violent settlers "terrorists", US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on Saturday said they should face serious consequences. The comments came after he met Palestinian Americans in a West Bank town.Mr Huckabee said it was important to “continue to put the pressure” to argue the “few people” who commit those acts are detrimental “not just to the people w...
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