[3] Due to its large water spring, considered to be the strongest and purest in the region, the Ein Samiya valley is an important archaeological area containing the remains of settlements dating back to the ancient Bronze Age/Canaanite era, as well as Roman and Islamic periods.

[6][7][8][9][10][11] Acting Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Yvonne Helle, noted that: "These families are not leaving by choice; the Israeli authorities have repeatedly demolished homes and other structures they own and have threatened to destroy their only school.

The village serves as the food basket of the town of Kafr Malik, where grains, thyme, citrus fruits, and vegetables are grown.

[21][22][23] Denys Pringle, citing information from Ronnie Ellenblum, writes in 1997 that there are buildings at 'Ain Samiya (grid: 1817/1550), that could date to the Crusader era.

This spring flows under a chamber with circular vaulting and built of large blocks : near it lie several fragments of columns in stone and capitals imitating the Doric style.

To the north and above the spring I remarked the ruins of a considerable building, intended perhaps to protect it, and constructed of gigantic blocks rudely hewn.

[29] In 1882, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine described Khurbet Samieh: "Ruined village, with a tower and springs ; appears to have been inhabited within the present century.