Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to the evacuation of homes in an illegal settler outpost in the West Bank, which the High Court of Justice had ordered to demolish, Israeli media reported Saturday.

The government had previously sought to delay action on the disputed Ulpana neighborhood in the Beit El settlement, and set up a special ministerial meeting to discuss the fate of the homes designated as illegal by the High Court.

As part of Netanyahu's decision, the reports said, the government will reimburse and relocate the settlers. In addition, Netanyahu will allow 50 homes to be built in Beit El -- 10 times the number of homes being evacuated in Ulpana, according to the reports.

The claim that there were five illegal structures on Beit El was made in 2008 by the Israeli NGO Yesh Din. In April 2011, the government announced a plan to demolish the buildings within one year, but almost immediately asked for more time.

Settlement construction has long been a stumbling block in the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.