 A demarcation order was issued in 2004, and renewed in 2006, to establish the boundaries of the outpost, but building beyond it went on despite the order.In 2004, then Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz issued an order to evacuate illegal outposts, including Giv'at Asaf.In 2006, his successor Amir Peretz extended the evacuation order by two years following a petition filed by the settlers, announcing that at the end of that period the settlers would be evacuated by force if needed.