Al-Jiftlik

A large Palestinian area in the Jordan Valley (in Israeli-controlled Area C), which includes a town located on two main roads: Highway 57 leading from Nablus to Adam Bridge and Highway 90, Israel's eastern longitudinal highway. Some of its residents are Bedouin who were expelled from the Negev in the 1950s. MachsomWatch women have been in regular contact with the Bedouin communities in the area for many years.

A special connection was formed with the Kaabna family, who, following the demolition of their home in 2017, fled to the village of Hadidiya, and experienced a terrible tragedy along the way. In 2019, they were expelled again from Hadidiya under threat of demolition and returned to Jiftalik.

Jiftalik is the only village in the Jordan Valley for which Israel prepared and approved master outline plans in 2005. All of them were prepared without the participation of the residents and restricted construction and development in the village to a limited part of its area, thus many demolitions are being carried out there.

Because of an inadequate water system, residents are forced to purchase water in tankers, and all requests for the construction of a reservoir have been denied.