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November 14, 2011. Remains of the homestead of the Rhaib, Znid, and Abu Znavut families, of the ‛Azāzme tribe, in the unrecognized village of Wādi al-Mshash. The families cultivated the land and grazed their camel herds at this site. A warehouse and the quarters of the workers who cared for the herds stood within the two raised enclosures at the top center. Feeding troughs can still be seen beside the mobile water tank in the lower middle of the image. Approximately 300 people still live in the community, which is between the Ariel Sharon Training Complex, just to the south (see 25), and the Ramat Ḥovav toxic disposal zone, where Israel’s most polluting chemical plants are located. It is also one of the only places for the treatment, disposal, and burial of the country’s toxic and hazardous waste. Environmental activists warn that the evaporation ponds release cancerous chemicals into the air, soil, and water, affecting many of the local Bedouin communities.