Current sectionWest Bank NewsShare 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 formatSubscribeMufida Qabaja, 60, in Tarqumiyah's nature reserve on July 28. She has spent summers here since she was a child. Credit: Itai RonAs armed settlers expand their presence around Tarqumiyah, located in Area B, Palestinians say they are losing access to homes and farmland they legally own. 'We chose to lose a house rather than lose one of our lives,' says Ibrahim, who fled with his family07:11 PM • July 30 2026 IDTOn a Friday afternoon, the smell of freshly baked taboon bread filled Mufida Qabaja's home just outside the center of Tarqumiyah, a crowded town northwest of Hebron. The 60-year-old mother of eight now bakes massive taboon flatbreads and sells homemade dishes like maftoul to replace the income her family has lost due to relentless harassment by Israeli settlers from the nearby illegal outpost known as Schonat Uri (Uri's Neighborhood), a northern extension of the Telem settlement.In the NewsThe Saudi Spin: Is Netanyahu Campaigning Against His Own Defining Legacy?Gaza Agreement 'Nearly Finalized,' Board of Peace Source Tells HaaretzDozens of IDF Soldiers Desert Base in Protest of Commander Taking Down BannersPoll: Netanyahu and Eisenkot's Parties Tied, Bennett-Lapid Merger Lose SeatsTop Chef Eyal Shani: How to Prepare Raw Fish Like a ProRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAl Jazeera Reportedly Ends Contracts of Over 20 Gazan JournalistsNetanyahu Says Israel Has 'Special Forces' Ready if He's Arrested on NY VisitWith the West Bank Primed to Explode, Israel's Government Sees an OpportunityTwo Israelis, Four Palestinians Killed in Clash After Settlers Enter TownThese Young Israelis Are Calling for the Zionist Left to Confront the OccupationTwo Female Israeli Soldiers Die by Suicide as IDF Mental Health Crisis Deepens