Agricultural land makes up over 10% of the town's area,[2] mostly planted with bananas, oranges, and vegetables for which al-Auja is well known.

[2] The town and the adjacent village of Ras al-Auja are subject to frequent attacks by settlers and military forces.

This includes denying access to water sources, pumping which causes local springs to dry up,[15] destruction of houses, confiscation of agricultural equipment,[16] damaging livestock,[17] uprooting of olive and date trees,[18] interference with grazing and violent attacks on Palestinian civilians.

[19] In 2024, an illegal outpost was established near Al-Auja from which the settlers and hilltop youth launch attacks on the residents, including dumping waste into the local spring.

[20] Archelais, a Herodian town founded by and named after Herod Archelaus, is now an archaeological site on the northern outskirts of Auja (Khirbet el-Beiyudat), and is gradually being covered by modern Palestinian construction and devastated by treasure hunters.