Two prefabricated buildings were recently established by Israeli settlers in the Palestinian neighborhood of Tel Rumeida in Hebron without authorization, causing concern over access to Palestinian institutions immediately adjacent to the new structures.

According to the Peace Now organization, which campaigns against the settlement movement, the two caravans were set up several weeks ago on a plot of land west of the Jewish cemetery in the neighborhood, and adjacent to a mosque on one side and a Palestinian girls’ high school on the other.

The organizations said that access to the school and the entrances to the mosque for Palestinian residents are now at risk.

The Civil Administration, the Defense Ministry department that manages civilian affairs in the West Bank, said the two caravans had been set up “without authorization and in contravention of the law.”

It added that “enforcement,” — meaning removal — would take place “in accordance with the operational situation assessment and the guidance of the political echelon.”

Peace Now alleged that the caravans were located in what is defined as the H1 area of Hebron, under full control of the Palestinian Authority, and where the entry of Israeli citizens is supposed to be prohibited.

A spokesman for Hebron’s Jewish community insisted, however, that the land was inside........

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