Israeli Settlers Celebrate on Land After Forcing Palestinian Families Out

In the occupied West Bank’s Jordan Valley, displaced Palestinian families are witnessing a bitter reality unfold. Settler celebrations erupted at al-Auja spring during Passover, where families now displaced once lived and swam. Video footage showed settlers barbequing and swimming in the pools, crediting young extremist settlers—known as hilltop youth—for “redeeming the land” through violence and intimidation that drove out Palestinian communities. This comes as settler-led displacements surge.