Several Bedouin families living east of Aqaba village near Tubas in the northern West Bank have been forced to leave their homes after a series of violent incursions by Israeli settlers. The residents reported repeated episodes of gunfire, the theft of livestock and the intrusion of settlers onto their grazing areas and farmland. Facing constant intimidation and fearing for their safety, at least six families abandoned their homes and moved to undisclosed locations in search of temporary refuge. Among them was the Jaber family, whose departure reflects a wider pattern of displacement affecting rural communities across the region.

Local human rights monitors have recorded a steep rise in settler violence in recent months. Hundreds of incidents were documented during February alone, including physical attacks on residents, the destruction of agricultural land, the burning of fields and the seizure of private property. Homes, animal shelters and farming structures have also been targeted, deepening the hardship for communities that rely almost entirely on livestock and seasonal agriculture for survival.

The trend forms part of a broader escalation across the occupied West Bank since the beginning of the genocidal war in Gaza in October 2023. According to Palestinian figures, military raids and settler activity have resulted in more than a thousand deaths, many thousands of injuries and the detention of tens of thousands of Palestinians, now held as prisoners. The continuing pressure has forced entire Bedouin communities to leave ancestral lands, contributing to a climate of insecurity and displacement that is steadily reshaping the rural landscape.