Israeli protesters confront police carrying out a court order to evict settlers from an illegal outpost in the occupied West Bank.<br /><br /> Around 330 settlers live in Amona, the largest of numerous outposts built without official authorisation on privately-owned Palestinian land.<br /><br /> The Supreme Court ruled in November that the Israelis settlers must leave their homes.<br /><br /> Several protesters were detained and at least 10 officers were injured by rocks thrown at them.<br /><br /> Amona’s settlers stayed inside their homes, and erected makeshift barriers, saying they were committed to passive resistance.<br /><br /> Amona had caused tensions within the Israeli government, which eased after the prime minister backed a law proposed by the Jewish Home party to retroactively legalise dozens of outposts, a leader of the far-right group tweeted, “we lost the battle for Amona but we are winning the campaign for the Land of Israel.”<br /><br /> The eviction comes as Israel announced plans for 3,000 more settlement homes in the West Bank. Palestinians have decried the announcement as placing obstacles to peace in the Middle East.<br /><br /> The EU issued a statement saying it disapproved of the move saying:<br /><br /> “Continued settlement expansion, illegal under international law as reaffirmed by UN Security Council Resolution 2334, goes directly against long-standing EU policy and the recommendations of the Quartet Report. A negotiated two-state solution is the only way to fulfil the legitimate aspirations of both parties and to achieve enduring peace.”<br />
