A political source denied N12’s report, stating that Netanyahu’s meeting aimed to deal with “a group of delinquent youths who are neither part of the settlement, nor represent it.”
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for the evacuation of 14 illegal outposts defined as “centers of Jewish extremism and nationalist crime,” in a recent security meeting, N12 reported on Saturday.
During the discussion, the cabinet decided to target and remove 70 far Right activists, who were hiding in farms and outposts.
The suspects allegedly conducted violent acts mainly against Palestinians both within and outside the Palestinian villages.
Approximately 30 of the activists have had restraining orders imposed against them, with this number expected to increase.
Netanyahu “is not dealing with evacuating outposts. He held a meeting with senior security and social officials with the aim of dealing with a group of delinquent youths who are neither part of the settlement, nor represent it,” a political source responded to N12’s report.
“Any other headline is incorrect and false,” the source was cited by N12 as saying.
Israeli security forces clash with Jewish settlers during the evacuation of Illegal structures in Tzur Misgavi, an outpost in Gush Etzion, in the West Bank, November 17, 2025 (credit: REUTERS/NAAMA STERN)
The current discussion comes after Netanyahu held an emergency meeting at the end of November to address the growing concerns over the failure of the IDF, Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), and Israel Police to contain escalating violence carried out by Jewish extremists in the West Bank.
The discussion occurred as dozens of young Jewish men entered the Palestinian village of Huwara and set fire to vehicles and buildings.
The Huwara case developments
During the security assessment, IDF Central Command head Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth warned: “The writing is on the wall. There are normal residents living on the farms, and in the outposts, there are disorderly lawbreakers and rioters.”
National Missions Minister Orit Strock emphasized distinctions between settlers, saying: “There are farms and there are outposts, and they are different.”
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said, “There are good people in the outposts as well. It cannot be that you evacuate an outpost, while on the other hand, Arabs who also build illegally in the West Bank are not evacuated.”
