Israeli bulldozers start demolishing West Bank settlement

An Israeli settler sleeps under a banner of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in the Jewish settlement of Beit El after a night stand off with police, near the West Bank town of Ramallah, Wednesday, July 29, 2015. The Israeli Prime Minister's office said Wednesday it has approved the "immediate construction" of 300 housing units in the West Bank settlement of Beit El. The announcement came amid a standoff, where Israeli settlers clashed with Israeli forces as authorities began to dismantle the contested West Bank settlement housing complex after Israel's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that it must be demolished. AP/Tsafrir Abayov

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