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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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".
In the West Bank, Israeli settlers killed an employee of the Oscar-winning documentary »No Other Land« in an attack.
In cold blood: Israeli settler-terrorist shoots and kills Palestinian who worked on <em>No Other Land</em>
Video footage of the horrifying incident has circulated widely. Hathalin, 31, was a teacher from Masafer Yatta in the South Hebron Hills, who played a supporting role in No Other Land.
Impunity unleashes killing spree by Israeli settlers across WB
With the increasing audacity and the growing culture of impunity, Israeli settlers are not hesitating to target prominent Palestinian figures, even those widely known for peaceful activism. The settlers' killing of Awdah Hathaleen, a teacher, activist, and was involved in the Oscar-winning documentary "No Other Land", in Masafer Yatta on Monday evening is another clear example of how Palestinian lives are victim to the whims of Israeli violence …
‘No Other Land’ collaborator Odeh Hathalin shot dead by Israeli settler in West Bank
Hathalin was reportedly shot in the chest near the village of Umm al-Khair, south of Hebron. Israeli journalist and ‘No Other Land’ co-director Yuval Abraham first reported the shooting, stating that Hathalin had sustained critical injuries after being struck in the upper body
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