Residents of the village of Otniel in the southern Hebron Hills were surprised to discover near the village, in Area C which is fully controlled by Israel, a new factory that manufactures bomb shelters and employs Palestinian Arabs. One of the residents told Arutz Sheva-Israel National News that the intensive construction in the area began at the beginning of the war with substantial earthworks using heavy machinery. Residents of the village contacted the military and the Civil Administration claiming the work was an additional attempt to take over Area C. Military officials claimed that the construction was okay and was...