West Bank & Jerusalem
Israeli settlers displace Bedouin families across West Bank
Image credit: Al Jazeera English
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Bedouin families in the West Bank have described a systematic campaign of forced displacement by Israeli settlers over the past three years, according to Al Jazeera English. The affected Palestinians characterize the removals as a state-backed project aimed at transferring them from their traditional lands, with settlers establishing new outposts and restricting access to grazing areas and water sources.
The dispossessions follow a broader pattern of settlement expansion in occupied Palestinian territory. Bedouin communities, among the most vulnerable populations in the West Bank, have faced increasing pressure to abandon their homes and livelihoods as Israeli settlement activity accelerates across the region.
