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Netanyahu asked Israel's High Court to rescind a temporary injunction against evacuation. He ordered access roads blocked. The IDF designated the area a closed military zone.
Netanyahu defied High Court authority. Osnat Mandel is Director of Israel's Justice Ministry HCJ (Israel High Court division). Netanyahu ordered him to act.
He followed through, saying "the people and tents must be removed due to security considerations." He lied. He claimed the High Court injunction prohibits removing tents, not people.
Israel's Civil Administration Office falsely said Bab Al Shams "was installed on state land." Palestinians living there have legal ownership deeds.
Hundreds of security forces attacked Palestinians on their own land. They did so pre-dawn. Journalists and supporters were targeted.
Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi is Palestinian National Initiative Secretary-General. He witnessed what happened. He said:
"The people who need to leave are the settlers who have taken over the land, because the Palestinians have the right to stay on their own land."
He added that Israeli forces surrounded Bab Al Shams before invading violently.
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