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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Julia Frankel

Palestinian families flee the few Jordan Valley towns left standing as settler violence increases

Israel Palestinians - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Dozens of Palestinian Bedouin families have been forced to abandon their homes in the central West Bank, citing unbearable harassment from settlers residing in unauthorised outposts nearby.

The village of Ras Ein el-Auja, historically home to some 700 people across more than 100 families for decades, is now experiencing a significant exodus.

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