Beduin village faces April eviction to make way for Jewish town

Residents are saying they will not leave, raising the prospect of a fresh confrontation in Umm al-Hiran a year after a house demolition operation during which two died in disputed circumstances.

Beduin women sit beside ruins from of their homes in Umm el-Hiran, which was destroyed in January 2017

Beduin women sit beside ruins from of their homes in Umm el-Hiran, which was destroyed in January 2017

(photo credit: AMMAR AWAD / REUTERS)

FEBRUARY 20, 2018 20:37

Updated: FEBRUARY 22, 2018 00:42