[2] Khirbet al-Malih dates back to the Ottoman period of rule in Palestine when Turkish people first settled it.

They came from nearby Tubas, and as well as Hebron in search of grazing and water as they were farmers and bred animals.

[2] Khirbet al-Malih is situated at a moderate elevation of 32 meters (105 ft) above sea level.

[2] In the 1997 census by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the total population of Khirbet al-Malih was 151 people, of which 77 were males and 74 females.

[2] According to mayor Arif Daraghmeh, Khirbet al-Malih's residents are not permitted to build permanent structures by the Israel Civil Administration, since the village is located in Area C. Despite living there for generations, Daraghmeh states the village regularly receives demolition orders, compelling them to live in tents or mudbrick housing unconnected to the water grid, while the Israeli settlers of the nearby moshav, Shadmot Mehola, dwell in a fenced community, with two-story homes, street lamps and playgrounds.