2023-08-10 · al-Qabun, Ramallah and al-Bireh
Al-Qabun Bedouin community empties after a year of settler attacks
Livestock theftProperty damageHome invasionBlocking accessNo arrestsAwaiting review
In August 2023 the last families of al-Qabun, a Bedouin hamlet of about 89 people northeast of Ramallah where they had lived for nearly three decades, packed up and left. Residents said armed settlers from the nearby Malachei Hashalom outpost had escalated attacks and harassment over the previous year, trying to take over fields with their own sheep, tampering with the water supply and repeatedly entering the village. Some residents burned what remained of their homes rather than leave them to settlers. UN data counted it as the third Palestinian community to empty out in four months.
Location
Approximate: village
How it was located: Approximate location of the Bedouin community northeast of Ramallah; not given in the source.
Victims and damage
- Injured
- 0
- Killed
- 0
- Damage
- Entire community of about 89 people left; some residents burned their own remaining homes on leaving.
Perpetrators
- Settlement or outpost of origin
- Malachei Hashalom outpost
- Army
- Not known
Legal outcome
No legal steps recorded.
Sources
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