Palestinians have protested in the West Bank after Israeli bulldozers began clearing land. Villagers fear it may be an attempt by Israel to confiscate the land for future Jewish settlements.
Tensions rose this week after Palestinians have claimed settlers were empowered by U.S. President Donald Trump’s Middle East plan.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud Party lead the vote count after Monday’s election, and a victory would open the way for Netanyahu’s pledge to annex settlements in the West Bank under Trump’s peace plan.