The West Bank community of Umm al-Khair has been consumed by the illegal Israeli settlement of Carmel. But despite losing land and loved ones, Palestinians there refuse to leave. “This is my land,” says Ahmad Hathaleen. “This is where I belong.”

Palestinians attend the funeral of Awdah al-Hathaleen in Umm al-Khair, Masafer Yatta, August 7, 2025. (Photo: © Ilia Yefimovich/dpa via ZUMA Press/APA Images)The West Bank community of Umm al-Khair has been consumed by the illegal Israeli settlement of Carmel. But despite losing land and loved ones, Palestinians there refuse to leave. “This is my land," says Ahmad Hathaleen. “This is where I belong.”

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