India, Sept. 7 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the removal of unauthorised settler outposts across the occupied West Bank, two people familiar with the matter said on Sunday, amid mounting pressure from the United States to crack down on settler attacks against Palestinians.

The order applies specifically to outposts established by settlers without formal authorisation from the Israeli state, the sources said, though it remained unclear when the operation to dismantle them would actually begin.

Which outposts are affected by the order?

Outposts of this kind typically consist of small clusters of prefabricated caravans housing a limited number of settlers. Israeli authorities have periodically demolished such st...