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Haaretz reported on 11 November 2026 that the Israeli military is using water as a means of pressuring West Bank residents to leave their communities. In Ras al-Ahmar, pipes were cut and access roads blocked, and the Masafer Yatta villages lack water infrastructure. The report says the IDF prevents residents from obtaining supplies and forbids them to travel without coordination, citing firing zones. The High Court has declined to issue orders on the matter.