Palestinian Bedouin communities in the West Bank are used to aggression from Israeli settlers. Since Hamas's attack on Israel on October 7, they have seen an increase in efforts by extremist settlers to take their land – and their sheep.
Since Hamas's attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, violence by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank has multiplied, particularly against Palestinian Bedouin communities, who make their living by herding and farming. The Observers editorial team was able to contact a herder in the Jericho region who denounces a campaign of harassment aimed at forcing his community to leave their land.
