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Settlers and water diversion drive Palestinians from Ein al-Auja
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Israeli settler attacks and systematic water diversion have forced Bedouin families to abandon Ein al-Auja, a Palestinian community that once depended on a natural spring for survival, according to Middle East Eye. The spring has dried up as residents fled escalating violence from settlers in the area.
The displacement reflects a broader pattern in which Palestinians lose access to vital water resources while facing harassment from settler groups. Ein al-Auja's residents, who sustained their community through the spring for generations, have been unable to maintain their presence under combined pressure from violence and resource scarcity.
