• A Bedouin woman prepares coffee in her tent in the village of Humsah al-Baqia, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Humsah al-Baqia falls in the so-called 'Area C', occupied Palestinian territory, which is under full Israeli control. AFP
    A Bedouin woman prepares coffee in her tent in the village of Humsah al-Baqia, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Humsah al-Baqia falls in the so-called 'Area C', occupied Palestinian territory, which is under full Israeli control. AFP
  • A Bedouin woman outside her tent in Humsah al-Baqia, in the Jordan Valley. A fertile and strategic patch of land that runs from Lake Tiberias to the Dead Sea, the village lies at the centre of the battle over the future of the West Bank. AFP
    A Bedouin woman outside her tent in Humsah al-Baqia, in the Jordan Valley. A fertile and strategic patch of land that runs from Lake Tiberias to the Dead Sea, the village lies at the centre of the battle over the future of the West Bank. AFP
  • A Bedouin man pictured in Humsah al-Baqia, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, with the area's fertile land in the background. AFP
    A Bedouin man pictured in Humsah al-Baqia, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, with the area's fertile land in the background. AFP
  • Bedouin villagers work near their flock of sheep, in Humsah al-Baqia, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. AFP
    Bedouin villagers work near their flock of sheep, in Humsah al-Baqia, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. AFP
  • Bedouins' sheep are penned near tents in the village of Humsah al-Baqia, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Under Israeli military law, Palestinians cannot build in the area without permits. These are typically refused, and demolitions are common. AFP
    Bedouins' sheep are penned near tents in the village of Humsah al-Baqia, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Under Israeli military law, Palestinians cannot build in the area without permits. These are typically refused, and demolitions are common. AFP
  • Bedouin children play in the village of Humsah al-Baqia, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. AFP
    Bedouin children play in the village of Humsah al-Baqia, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. AFP
  • A Bedouin man tends to his sheep in Humsah al-Baqia, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. AFP
    A Bedouin man tends to his sheep in Humsah al-Baqia, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. AFP
  • Bedouin men rest outside their tents in the village of Humsah al-Baqia, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. AFP
    Bedouin men rest outside their tents in the village of Humsah al-Baqia, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. AFP

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Bedouin life in the occupied West Bank - in pictures

Bedoiun villagers tend to their flocks in Humsah Al Baqia - under the gaze of the Israeli army

The National

February 22, 2021

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