Umm al-Hiran
Location of Umm al-Hiran within Israel
Umm al-Hiran (Arabic: أم الحيران; Hebrew: אום אל-חיראן) was a Bedouin village settled by Arab-Israeli citizens of the Abu Alkian tribe located in the Wadi Atir area of the Negev desert in southern Israel. Located near Hura, the village was established in 1956 and is one of 46 unrecognized Bedouin villages in Israel. In November 2024 the Government of Israel demolished the village as part of its plan of replacing it with a Jewish settlement called Dror, which has been described as "ethnic cleansing" and "systematic population replacement program" by the Regional Council for Unrecognized Villages.[1][2]
- ^ "Israel demolishes village at the heart of Bedouin minority's struggle over land". AP News. 2024-11-14. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ Lehmann, Noam (14 November 2024). "Police complete demolition of unrecognized Bedouin village Umm al-Hiran". The Times of Israel. Archived from the original on 15 Nov 2024. Retrieved 16 Nov 2024.