Current sectionIsrael NewsTwilight ZoneShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeEid Abu Faza'a, the mukhtar of Dar Abu Faza'a Ka'abna, looking at one of the many screens around his home that monitor the boundaries of the village. Credit: Alex LevacSeven settler outposts now surround the Dar Abu Faza'a Ka'abna shephereding community, threatening to choke it. Residents vow not to give in to settler terror – but others once said the same before being forced outGideon Levyand Alex Levac08:47 AM • May 30 2026 IDTThese are perhaps the final days of this community of shepherds. Its residents vehemently deny this. They insist that they will never surrender and never leave. But the situation is intolerable. All 12 of the pastoralist villages around them have already been abandoned in the face of the settlers' violence. They are the last ones.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel settlersPalestiniansIsrael occupationIsrael-PalestineWest BankCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesIran DealGazaHezbollahIsrael ElectionsOctober 7HaQuizHaaretz PodcastU.S. 'More Than Capable' of Resuming War With Iran, Pentagon Chief SaysJewish Group Files Stop Order Over Brooklyn Food Co-op Israel BoycottTop Democrats Urge Action on Israeli Settler Violence, West Bank AnnexationWhatsApp Messages Undermine Alibi of Netanyahu's Pick for Mossad ChiefZionism's Opponents Favor an Egalitarian State, Not Hate, Exclusion and ViolenceRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Orders Unprecedented Seizure of Religious Site From Palestinian Authority'Israelis Are More Genocidal Than You Think': The 'Counter Hasbara' of Andrey XFormer Israeli Soldier Dies by Suicide in Miami at Age 23Netanyahu's Promises of Victory in Iran End in a Glorious U.S. CapitulationWill Trump Forgive Netanyahu Over Iran? The Emerging Deal Suggests NotPentagon Leaks Signal U.S. Effort to Blame Israel for Risks of Renewed Iran War