'They want to make us leave': Israel destroys West Bank wells serving Palestinian herders

'They want to make us leave': Israel destroys West Bank wells serving Palestinian herders Submitted by Mojahid Nawahda on Mon, 08/03/2026 - 11:13 Residents of Ras al-Ahmar say the destruction of their main water source follows months of settler attacks Families haul water after wells in Ras al-Ahmar were destroyed (Mojahid Nawahda/MEE) Off As first light reaches the scattered tents and animal pens of Ras al-Ahmar in the northern Jordan Valley, the silence is broken only by the cries of thirsty livestock waiting for water that no longer comes. Days after Israeli forces destroyed three of the Palestinian community's main water wells, residents are scrambling to secure enough water for their families, crops and animals in one of the occupied West Bank's driest regions. For 60-year-old Ali Bani Odeh, the destruction of the wells was more than merely the loss of infrastructure.