Israeli army orders Hebron settlers to evacuate

The Israeli army on Monday gave Israeli settlers 24 hours to evacuate a home they took over in Hebron on Thursday, Israeli media reported. Israeli settlers seized the house belonging to the Abu Rajab family and say they have proof they purchased the property legally, the Israeli daily Haaretz said. Israeli settlement monitoring group Peace Now said the owners claim that the property was never sold and filed a complaint with police. Peace Now says settlers are in any case not allowed to enter the house without the approval of the Israeli defense minister for the purchase of the property, according to laws applied in the West Bank. The settlers must leave the property by Tuesday at 3 p.m., after which \"the authorities will act to restore the building to its previous state,\" Haaretz quoted the eviction order saying.