"We are refugees from the Naqab,” explained 85-year-old Muhammad Ka'abneh, referring to the desert in southern Israel. “We moved several times until, in the 1980s, the army ordered us to move to Ein Samia. We lived there until the settlers and the army expelled us three years ago."
"By moving from Area C into Area B, the displaced residents of Ein Samia thought they would find relative safety. In Al-Khalail, the families rebuilt their lives, erected tin houses and animal pens, and resumed herding their animals."
"For a time, residents said, the area was quiet. Then in 2024, on the hill facing their encampment, a group of settlers established a new herding outpost called Shlisha Farm."
In May 2023, the Palestinian Bedouin community of Ein Samia fled their village due to harassment from Israeli settlers. Eleven families relocated to Al-Khalail, an Area B zone, seeking safety. They rebuilt their lives with new homes and resumed herding. Initially, the area was quiet, but in 2024, settlers established a new outpost nearby, threatening the community's stability. This displacement reflects ongoing tensions and challenges faced by Palestinian communities in the West Bank, particularly regarding land and security issues.
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