US EditionIsraeli settler accused of killing contributor to Oscar-winning West Bank film 'released on house arrest'
WEST BANK, PALESTINE, JUL 30 – Awdah Hathaleen, an activist who contributed to the Oscar-winning documentary "No Other Land," was fatally shot by an Israeli settler amid increasing settler violence in the West Bank.
- On Monday evening, Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen was fatally shot by an Israeli settler in Umm al-Khair, a community located close to Hebron within the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
- The shooting occurred amid a surge in settler attacks on Palestinians and violence following the Hamas-led attacks on southern Israel starting October 7, 2023.
- Awdah, a consultant and local activist who contributed to the acclaimed documentary No Other Land, was shot in the chest and killed outside his village’s community centre.
- A video shared by the Associated Press depicts settler Yinon Levi discharging a handgun during the incident, while Israeli police have detained a civilian and are conducting an investigation near the Carmel settlement.
- The killing highlights rising West Bank tensions and Palestinians’ accusations of settler impunity, prompting calls from Israeli officials for thorough investigations amid ongoing conflict casualties.
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Rights group condemns murder of Palestine activist in West Bank
Amnesty International condemned the murder of a prominent Palestinian activist, Awdah Al-Hathaleen, in a press release on Wednesday, highlighting the ongoing Israeli settler violence against Palestinians and the failure of authorities to act to prevent such attacks. Amnesty International Senior Director for Research, Advocacy, Policy and Campaigns Erika Guevara Rosas noted that Hathaleen had “recently warned UK Members of Parliament about threat…
No Other Land Contributor Killed by Israeli Settler
Awdah Hathaleen, a beloved Palestinian activist and teacher who worked on the Oscar-winning documentary film No Other Land (2024), was shot and killed by an Israeli settler on Monday in Umm al-Khair, in the Occupied West Bank. Yuval Abaraham, an Israeli investigative journalist and co-director of No Other Land, shared a distressing video on X of a settler identified as Yinon Levi brandishing a firearm in front of a bulldozer and firing. At one p…
Palestinian activist Odeh Hatalin contributed film material to the Oscar-winning documentary "No Other Land". Now he has been shot in the West Bank. The UN is clearly critical.
Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen has been shot dead by a settler in the occupied West Bank. Hathaleen collaborated on the acclaimed documentary "No Other Land," about the Israeli occupation and settler violence against Palestinians, which won an Oscar last year. The attack took place earlier this week in the village of Umm al-Khair by a group of Jewish settlers. They entered the village with a bulldozer, which is used to destroy homes, farml…
Well-known nonviolent Palestinian activist killed by an Israeli settler
Awdah Hathaleen had a hard time sleeping. Every time his phone vibrated at night, he said, his heart would begin to race. Are the settlers rampaging? Is another home getting demolished? Has anyone been hurt? “The people are really suffering day and night,” he told a reporter in May. “There is no safety at all. We wish we (could) sleep one night (and) be sure that nothing is going to happen. But we (haven’t) found that so far.”
Amnesty International states that "the impunity for the violence of the colonists supported by the State [of Israel] is feeding more violence against the Palestinians, which remain without protection and justice".
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