Three years of the West Bank’s ‘third Nakba’

Author: Al Jazeera StaffPublished on: May 15, 2026Country: Palestine

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Three years of the West Bank’s ‘third Nakba’

Abu Najjeh, leader of the Kaabneh Bedouin community in the West Bank, recently experienced the seventh forced displacement of his community since 1948. On Nakba Day morning, Jewish settlers stole sheep and tractors from a family member and killed 16-year-old Yousef Kaabneh. Yousef's family had been displaced from Wadi as-Seeq in 2023, hoping to find safety in Jiljilyya, but were attacked by armed settlers.

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