On Thursday, 6 November 2025, at around 4:30 A.M., settlers arrived from an outpost that was established in April 2025 about 400 meters southeast of Al-'Ara'reh (al-Hathrourah). Using a bulldozer, they reached a small cluster of structures that belonged to a community close to the outpost and demolished five residential structures and three sheep pens, all made of tin. All of these structures had stood empty since August 2025, when settler harassment – night raids, blocking access to grazing lands, destruction of water infrastructure, and other abuses – began, as residents were afraid to stay in the structures or leave their livestock there.
At around 8:00 A.M., after the settlers finished destroying the structures and left, the residents called the police, who arrived only a day later and collected testimonies from the residents.
The next evening, the residents restored part of the buildings with help from solidarity activists and with financial help from a humanitarian organization.
About the Community
The Al-'Ara'reh (al-Hathrourah) community resides in the Wadi al-Qalt area, a short distance from the Wadi al-Qalt community, and a ten-minute drive from the Khan al-Ahmar community, where its children go to school.
About 25 families live in the community, and they belong to three main groups: the ‘Arara Jahalin, al-Faqir Jahalin, and al-‘Azazmeh – a separate tribe from the Jahalin family.
In April 2025, settlers established the “Avichai Farm” outpost 400 meters southeast of the community, forged a road to the south, and prohibited residents from crossing it in order to reach the grazing fields they once used. Because of that, the residents had to move their herds to other areas of the West Bank, or sell them.
In August, settlers began harassing and attacking the community’s residents: they raided the residential area at night, banged violently on the tin walls of the homes, and snatched phones from those who tried to document their actions and threw them to the ground. They drove their flocks into the private yards and repeatedly damaged the community’s water pipes – water supplied by the Israeli company, Mekorot, which the community pays for. One night, the settlers stole a donkey from one of the homes and the community’s residents recognized it in the outpost, but were scared that if they were to alert the authorities, they would be accused of filing false complaints, as happened on 30 October 2025 when the army raided the community after the settlers filed a false accusation about the community.