West Bank homes of settlers emptied

JERUSALEM — Israeli police on Tuesday evicted Jewish settlers from 15 homes built illegally on private Palestinian land in the West Bank.

Police said some 500 protesters demonstrated against the eviction, with some throwing stones and bottles at police and several dozen barricading themselves in one house. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said six officers were wounded in the scuffles and that police arrested three protesters.

Protesters opposed to the move also blocked the entrance to Jerusalem, snarling traffic.

After the eviction, Israeli forces are expected to demolish the structures in the Netiv HaAvot unauthorized outpost.

Israel’s Supreme Court ordered the eviction in 2016, saying the homes were illegally built on private Palestinian land.