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Israeli settlers empty last Bedouin village in West Bank

Tania Krämer in Ras Ein el-Auja, occupied West Bank
January 16, 2026

Ras Ein el-Auja is one of the last Bedouin villages in the occupied West Bank. The semi-nomadic Bedouin people have lived in the region for centuries. Surging Israeli settler attacks are prompting them to pack up for good.

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Israeli settler violence has forced dozens of families from the Palestinian village of Ras Ein el-Auja in the occupied West Bank.

Bedouin residents describe beatings, home demolitions and daily harassment.

Activists strive to constitute a "protective presence," documenting the escalating attacks, but villagers say life has become unbearable and unsafe.
 

Portrait of DW correspondent Tania Krämer
Tania Krämer DW correspondent, author and reporter, based in Jerusalem.