The community of 'Ein al-Meyteh, located about nine kilometers east of the city of Tubas, is one of three shepherding communities in the Hamamat al-Malih area, together with Khirbet al-Malih and al-Burj. For years, the three communities have suffered harassment and repeated home demolitions by state authorities. In more recent years, they have also been subjected to harassment, invasions, denied access to pastureland and vandalism by settlers, which have greatly escalated since the establishment of the outpost Havat Yad Hashomer east of the Tevetz army base in August 2024, and the outpost of Tzvi Haofarim near the Tayasir checkpoint, at the beginning of 2025.
In July 2025 a severe settler attack took place in the Hamamat al-Malih area, roughly 500 meters northeast of ‘Ein al-Meyteh, during which settlers stole about 350 sheep, killed about 100 of them and injured many others. As a result of this attack, local families temporarily moved their flocks to Area A, and some left the community in the following months.
Over the course of 2025, settlers invaded the three communities almost every day on ATVs and motorcycles, roamed through them and frightened the residents. During one invasion into ‘Ein al-Meyteh, on Saturday, 4 October 2025, at around 2:00 P.M., two settlers armed with sticks and stones who arrived on an ATV completely destroyed about 16 solar panels and damaged others, shutting down the community’s electricity system.
Following the harassment and attacks by settlers, and out of fear for the safety of their flocks, on 30 November 2025, eight families, numbering 53 people, including 31 minors, were forced to leave their homes in the community in search of a safer place. The families left behind their tents and residential structures, hoping to return to live there in the future.
There are currently ten families left in the community, numbering 45 people, including 24 minors.