According to the media outlet, activists told security forces that the former residents of the settlement were ready to return. The protesters said that they would leave peacefully if the government established a committee to return the settlers to their homes.
The events in Sa-Nur took place hours after protests in the settlement of Beit El, also located in the West Bank. A wave of clashes between the local settlers and the Israeli police took place Wednesday, as security forces began demolishing two buildings a court had declared illegal. As many as 200 people came to protest the demolition, throwing rocks at officers and burning tires.
Palestinians seek the recognition of their independent state on territories of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, based on boundaries negotiated prior to the 1967 Six-Day War with Israel.
Israel's Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked announced earlier this month the creation of a committee to legalize Israeli settlements located in those occupied Palestinian territories deemed unlawful under international law.
Following the announcement, Israel detailed plans to grant construction permits for over 1,000 additional settlement units in the West Bank.
