 In the 1840s, after the Ottomans attempted to crush local leaders in the Hebron Hills for their refusal to pay taxes, the 'Azza family joined a revolt against Ottoman rule.They had aligned themselves to the 'Amr clan of the Hebron-area village of Dura.Between 1840–46, hostilities were raging between the Qays and Yaman tribo-political factions in southern Palestine.