At 9:30 A.M. last Saturday, soldiers accompanied by settlers arrived at the homes of the Al-Aqaba shepherd community in the Jordan Valley, and not for the first time. In the days preceding their arrival, according to records and locals, they had received several such “visits.” That Saturday, the soldiers threatened them, saying that if they did not leave, their lives would be in danger. In the following hours, four of the nine families that make up this community started packing. By Monday, the entire community had left.
