The incident occurred in when a group of 15 teenagers from the Israeli settlement of Elon Moreh, 10 kilometers north of Beita, had gone hiking during the Passover school holiday accompanied by a guide and two guards, Romam Aldube "even among the militant settlers, he has consistently stood out for his provocative conduct, which has gained him the dubious honour of being the only Jew ever subjected to a military exclusion order (whereby he is banned from entering Nablus)."