According to a report, half a million Jews live in Samaria, but are they all Jews, or are some Israelis of other tribes? Judah was just one son of Israel. Now we hear about a Jewish state, but what about Benjamin and the ten lost tribes?
Benjamin was the youngest son of Israel. Israel seperated from the kingdom of Judah after the death of King Solomon in 930 bc. In 723-722 bc Israel was attacked by Assyrians and Benjamin flew to Judah. The remaining tribes were led away.
The tribe of Ephraim and the western half of Manasseh inhabited Samaria. Scripture reads ‘In the ninth year of Hoshea (723 bc) the king of Asyria took Samaria and carried Israel away unto Assyria, and placed them in Halah, and in Habor, on the river Gozan and in the city of the Medes.
According to biblical texts, the ten lost tribes settled in Iran 722-721 bc. They may not still be in Iran. One theory is orthodox Jews are descendants of the ten lost tribes.