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Violent riots broke out Thursday between residents of the Yitzhar settlement in West Bank and police forces, during the tearing down of an illegal structure in Havat Shaked within the settlements. Five policemen were injured – one police woman suffering a moderate head injury from a stone was evacuated to the hospital. The settlers reported 10 wounded, one of which was rendered unconscious. Eight more settlers were arrested. After tearing down the structure and a hanger in Givat Lehava neighborhood, which was carried out with no unusual incidents, large police forces and Civil Administration officers moved on to tear down...

Jan. 3, 2005 9:59 | Updated Jan. 3, 2005 21:29 Soldier fires shots during outpost evacuation scuffle By MATTHEW GUTMAN Outpost evacuation near Yitzhar Settler girls during scuffle with soldiers who had arrived to dismantle an illegal outpost near Yitzhar, in the northern West Bank Photo: AP In what some settlers are calling the opening shots of the final push against the contentious disengagement plan, an IDF soldier fired at least one warning shot towards residents of the Nablus-area settlement of Yitzhar, where earlier in the day the IDF had dismantled an illegal outpost. During the outpost's evacuation, some 19...