[20] According to the 1931 census of Palestine conducted by the British Mandate authorities, Khan el Ahmar (Jericho sub district)[dubious – discuss] had a population of 27; 25 Muslims and 2 Christians, in a total of 3 houses.

[27][dubious – discuss] In the late 1970s, Khan al-Ahmar found itself incorporated into lands that were assigned to a new Israeli settlement, which became the present-day Maale Adumim.

[31] The UNHCR annual report (November 2016 through October 2017) on Israel settlements describes a "coercive environment" in Area C:[32] Forcible transfer does not necessarily require the use of physical force by authorities; it may be triggered by specific factors that give individuals or communities no choice but to leave, amounting to what is known as a "coercive environment".In order to establish and expand Ma’ale Adumim (the situation is similar in the South Hebron Hills and Jordan Valley), hundreds of Bedouins of the al-Jahalin tribe were expelled from where they lived and relocated to a site near the Abu Dis landfill.

[33] According to the UN, Khan al-Ahmar is one of 46 Bedouin communities that the UN considers to be at high risk of forcible transfer in the central West Bank.

[27] The Israeli state announced plans in September 2012 to relocate the villagers to the an-Nuway'imah area in the Jordan Valley, north of Jericho.

[40][41] A lawyer who filed a petition against the relocation on behalf of the Jahalin tribe says that the land is claimed by Abu Dis residents, and that the area Israel would allocate to each prospective large Bedouin family and their herds there is no more than approximately 250 sq.

Human Rights Watch also reports that the Israeli military does not issue the required permits for building to Palestinians in Area C of the West Bank.

[3] Some 300 public intellectuals, legal scholars, parliamentarians and artists the world over published an open letter stating that: "Forcible transfer – by direct physical force or by creating a coercive environment that makes residents leave their homes – is a war crime.

[48] The New York Times reported that "For decades, Israel has wanted to clear a large section of the West Bank of several thousand Bedouins.

[10] In early October 2018, Jewish community and religious leaders in the United States submitted a letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stop the demolition of the village.

[52] They've stated that in their opinion the demolition would "add another obstacle to the already frayed efforts to resolve the Palestinian – Israeli conflict, further hindering the path to peace and justice".

[55][56] Activists reported that security forces had been "violently pushing back dozens of protesters" who had converged on the scene upon the arrival of Israeli troops, and that at least three had been injured.

[55][56] Locals and activists have accused settlers in the nearby Kfar Adumim of purposely allowing sewage to leak down to the village.

[57][58][55] On 17 October 2018, International Criminal Court prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, in a statement regarding her preliminary examination of the "situation in Palestine", said;[59] I have been following with concern the planned eviction of the Bedouin community of Khan al-Ahmar, in the West Bank.

Evacuation by force now appears imminent, and with it the prospects for further escalation and violence.It bears recalling, as a general matter, that extensive destruction of property without military necessity and population transfers in an occupied territory constitute war crimes under the Rome Statute.On 19 October, the Ma'an News Agency reported that a large numbers of Israeli forces surrounded Khan al-Ahmar and sealed off its main entrance, declaring it a closed military zone.

[11][61] Right wing activists and politicians, including Moti Yogev, condemned the delay and called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to rescind it.

The khan after which the Bedouin village is named was built in the 13th century on the site of the Lavra (monastery) of St. Euthymius,[63] after its destruction by the Mamluk sultan Baybars.

[65] The restored complex holds a museum of mosaics excavated by Israeli archaeologists in the Palestinian areas, and a wing dedicated to the history and customs of the Samaritans.