In 1930 they were reported to number 10,000 , divided into ten sub-sections . The writer states that " they are of dark complexion , and conspicuous for honesty and patient bearing in adversity , and they will do their utmost for the guest ... Their women herd the flocks , and they are much addicted to the abduction of women . Scarcity of grazing compels them to a wandering life more than other tribes . The area over which they wander is spacious , but affords little opportunity for cultivation : yet they grow a little wheat and barley , and a few of them cultivate millet and water melons . " In 1948 the ' Azazme numbered around 3,500 . During 1950 the entire tribe was driven from the area around El Auja . In a series of raids the IDF burnt tents and shot at anyone approaching the wells . The IAF was used to strafe encampments . On 28 September 1953 the IDF established the kibbutz Ktzi'ot on land claimed by the ' Azazme . A UN investigation into the murder of eleven Israelis at Scorpion Pass , 17 March 1954 , found that the killings were committed by men from the ' Azazme who had joined a group known as the '' Black Hand '' gang , based at Qussaima . Despite the evidence that the attackers came from across the Egyptian border the IDF launched a reprisal raid against Nahalin in the West Bank
Scorpion Pass
Ma'ale Akrabim massacre
'Azazme