The Modi'in Ilit residents who broke into Heftsiba-built apartments in the settlement's Matitiyahu East neighborhood will not be forced out at this stage despite an existing High Court of Justice order forbidding them to move into the neighborhood.

Tuesday's High Court ruling, however, stated that even though the temporary injunction against moving into the new buildings built on Palestinian-owned land remained in force, residents would not be evacuated for now. The decision came in response to a petition filed by Peace Now and the council of the West Bank village of Bil'in. The State Prosecutor's Office had also asked for clarification on the matter.

"At this stage, and for as long as all the matters concerning the situation of Heftsiba remain unclear, as well as the chances of residents to receive the apartments they purchased or the money they paid, the present situation will not be changed," wrote Judge Ayala Procaccia. However, she added it would be
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