Palestinians and foreign volunteers picked olives next to the Israeli settler outpost of Eviatar (also spelt Evyatar) in the West Bank, on Sunday 10 October.

The locals and foreign activists were helping in solidarity with Palestinians whose land was confiscated by Israeli settlers in the village of Beita, north of Nablus in the West Bank.

While the wildcat Evyatar outpost was evacuated in July, under a deal between settlers and the new Israeli government, most buildings were allowed to remain and the Israeli army will maintain a presence in the area, prompting fears by Palestinians that it could be reoccupied.

The hilltop area is near Nablus in the northern West Bank -- Palestinian territory occupied by Israel since 1967.

RESTRICTION SUMMARY: Nablus, 10 October 2021. Palestinian and foreign volunteers and activists pick olives next to the Israeli outpost of Evitar, in solidarity with Palestinians whose land was confiscated by Israeli settlers, in the village of Beita, north of Nablus in the West Bank.


STORYLINE:

Amid ongoing rallies in the Palestinian village protesting the newly-established settler outpost of Eviatar (background) on a nearby hill. - Israeli settlers leaved the wildcat outpost in adherence to an agreement struck with nationalist premier Naftali Bennett's new government.

The hilltop area where they have established a settlement lies near Nablus in the northern West Bank, Palestinian territory occupied by Israel since 1967. Under the terms of the deal, those temporary homes will remain, and the Israeli army will establish a presence in the area.


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