The Israeli occupation army early Monday morning removed a Palestinian protest encampment of four tents and a building under construction near a West Bank village, AFP quoted military sources as saying.

The Israeli occupation army early Monday morning removed a Palestinian protest encampment of four tents and a building under construction near a West Bank village, AFP quoted military sources as saying.

In addition to demolishing the structures near the Palestinian village of Beit Iksa, on the northwestern outskirts of Al-Quds, "20 Palestinians at the site were evicted without incident," the sources added.

On Sunday night, the occupation army issued "invasion removal orders" to the encampment, saying three of the tents and the building were on land owned by the Zionist state, and the fourth tent was on the route of a planned separation barrier.

Activists on Friday set up the encampment to protest against Israel's intention to confiscate at least 124 acres (50 hectares) of land near the village, naming the camp Bab Al-Karama, (Gate of Dignity).

Bab Al-Karama was inspired by a separate Palestinian protest camp of 24 tents set up on a disputed piece of land on the eastern outskirts of Al-Quds that was dismantled by police last week.

Activists had established that camp, which they dubbed Bab Al-Shams (Gate of the Sun), in a bid to draw attention to Israeli plans to build in the area, known as E1.