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Now, locals and activists say that it can often be difficult to tell whether the armed, khaki wearing men near their villages are soldiers or settlers in military-style uniforms.

With Israel's regular army now deployed to Gaza and the northern border with Lebanon, many settlers have been called up to serve in the military, where they are responsible for law enforcement.

Over the past year, Palestinian villagers say that violent settlers have been emboldened - that there has been an increasing number of attacks on locals and greater encroachment on their land. They say settlers have long acted with near impunity.