Jordan Valley

Israeli forces destroyed three main water wells in Ras al-Ahmar, a northern Jordan Valley community in the occupied West Bank, leaving Palestinian residents without reliable water access for families, crops, and livestock. Local farmer Ali Bani Odeh highlighted the critical role of water in sustaining livelihoods in the region.

Israeli forces destroyed three main water wells in Ras al-Ahmar, a Palestinian community in the Jordan Valley, impacting 47 families and their livestock. Residents now face severe water shortages, higher costs, and restricted access due to military checkpoints and settler attacks on water infrastructure.

An extreme heat wave across Europe has triggered wildfires in France and Greece, drought in Hungary, and caused Hungary's sole nuclear power plant to shut down due to the Danube's low water levels. Israel's Jordan Valley recorded temperatures of 113°F.

Palestinian authorities secured an Israeli court injunction to halt demolitions of Palestinian-owned structures in the northern Jordan Valley. The order was obtained by the Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission and the Tubas Governorate, affecting residential and livestock buildings in the Nab' al-Ghazal area of Al-Farisiya.

Israel is preparing for a prolonged extreme heat wave, with the Jordan Valley expected to reach 46ºC (116ºF). The Health Ministry has advised the public to avoid sun exposure due to the high temperatures.

Palestinian shepherds in the West Bank face increasing risks from Israeli settler attacks and expanding settlements, disrupting their traditional grazing routes and daily lives. The UN reports a sharp rise in settler violence in 2026, leading to displacement and restricted access to land in areas like Masafer Yatta and the Jordan Valley.

Katz ordered the end of an administrative restraining order on a detained settler extremist. IDF reportedly demolished a Jordan Valley home despite a High Court order against the action, and a Palestinian-American claimed troops evicted his family to use the home as a lookout position.

Israel has constructed a new military barrier in the West Bank's Jordan Valley, which is cutting off Palestinian communities from their land. The barrier is described as 'Crimson Thread.'

The IDF has started constructing a security berm in the Jordan Valley, described as a patrol road and natural obstacle to prevent smuggling and terrorism. However, local Palestinians claim the project is cutting them off from productive land and could lead to $200 million in annual economic losses.

A High Court petition from 7 northern Jordan Valley villages in the West Bank claims Palestinian herding communities face extremist settler violence, restricted water access, and pasture limitations, which they argue amount to ethnic cleansing and imminent displacement. The petition demands legal protection for these communities.

Israeli settlers raided several Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank, leading to attacks, arrests, and confrontations with Israeli security forces. Incidents included attempts to steal sheep in Arrabeh, arrests in Khan al-Ahmar, and the use of crowd-control measures in Idhna. The Palestinian Red Crescent reported injuries to Palestinians, including a young man struck by a rubber-coated steel bullet and two elderly individuals protecting their livestock.

Israel is constructing a 22-kilometre-long, 50-meter-wide separation wall named 'Crimson Thread' in the northern Jordan Valley, displacing Palestinian farmers like Khairallah Bani Odeh. The project, cutting through the 'breadbasket of Palestine', exacerbates land loss and livelihood disruption due to settler attacks, water shortages, and Israeli land seizures.

Israel is constructing a 22-kilometre separation wall named 'Crimson Thread' in the northern Jordan Valley, displacing Palestinian farmers and cutting them off from agricultural land. The project, which includes a 50-meter-wide road, has destroyed water infrastructure, damaged crops, and forced families to relocate, threatening over 20,000 dunams of farmland.

Israeli settlers in the Jordan Valley have attacked Palestinian shepherds, forcing them to abandon their grazing lands. These attacks have driven growing numbers of Palestinian communities to flee their villages.