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United News of India
30-07-2025
- Politics
- United News of India
Palestinian activist linked to Oscar-winning film 'killed' by Israeli settler in West Bank
Jerusalem, July 30 (UNI) A prominent Palestinian activist, Odeh Hathalin, who contributed as a consultant to the Oscar-winning documentary "No Other Land", was fatally shot on Monday during an assault allegedly carried out by an Israeli settler in the occupied West Bank, according to reports from local officials and journalists. The shooting occurred in the village of Umm al-Khair, part of the Masafer Yatta community, an area long subjected to tensions between Palestinian residents, Israeli settlers and security forces. The village lies within a cluster of remote hamlets frequently targeted by settler expansion and military enforcement. Eyewitness footage, geolocated and verified by CNN, captured Yinon Levi, a notorious settler figure wielding a handgun while confronting local villagers. A video shared by Abraham on X showed Levi firing a gun multiple times as he confronted Palestinian villagers. CNN geolocated the video to the site of the incident. In the video, Levi – carrying a handgun, standing in front of a bulldozer – is seen grappling with a villager and pushing away the man filming him. He then begins to fire to his side and in the air, then moves towards the handful of Palestinians. The villagers soon begin to run away. It was unclear from the footage what Levi was shooting at. Another video obtained by CNN showed a man who appeared to be Hathalin bleeding on the ground. The Palestinian health ministry said later he had succumbed to his injuries. Hathalin had long been an emblematic figure in the non-violent resistance movement in southern Hebron, documenting settler violence and state-backed displacement in the South Hebron Hills, particularly in the Masafer Yatta region region, an area long targeted by Israeli authorities for demolition under the pretext of military training zones. Levi was sanctioned by the Biden administration and the European Union last year but was removed from the US sanctions list shortly after President Donald Trump took office this year. In its initial sanctions announcement in April 2024, the US Department of Treasury State Department said that Levi 'regularly led groups of violent extremists who engaged in actions creating an atmosphere of fear in the West Bank.' It added that groups led by Levi assaulted Palestinian civilians, 'threatened them with additional violence if they did not leave their homes, burned their fields, and destroyed their property.' Many settlers are armed, and violence in the West Bank has surged since the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023. At least 964 Palestinians have been killed since then by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, according to the United Nations, as of July 15. Settlers have a strong influence on Israeli politics, and in the rare cases where they are arrested for violent attacks against Palestinians, they are often released without charge. Jewish settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank are illegal under international law. Alaa al-Hathalin, Hathalin's cousin, told CNN that Levi was known to the community because 'he always attacks us.' Levi's lawyer Avichai Hajbi criticised the police for arresting his client and claimed 'the investigating unit itself admitted that the shooting was carried out due to a life-threatening situation faced by Yinon Levi and another individual.' His client was 'attacked by a mob throwing stones, endangering his life and that of others,' Hajbi said in a statement. Ofer Cassif, a left-wing member of Israel's parliament, has demanded that authorities launch an investigation into Hathalin's death. CNN reported in March that settlers had also targeted Hamdan Ballal, another co-director of 'No Other Land,' outside his home in the village of Susya, also in Masser Yatta. Ballal, who had recently returned from Los Angeles to accept an Oscar for the film, told CNN he thought the group of settlers would kill him. He said he was detained by Israeli soldiers, handcuffed, blindfolded and beaten. The film 'No Other Land,' which tracked the destruction of the Masser Yatta community between 2019 and 2023, won Best Documentary Feature Film at the 2024 Oscars. Its final scene shows Adra's cousin, Zakara al-Adra, being shot by an Israeli settler in October 2023. UNI NST PRS
See - Sada Elbalad
30-07-2025
- Politics
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"No Other Land" Consultant Awdah Hathaleen Killed by Israeli Settler in West Bank
Yara Sameh Palestinian activist and community leader Odeh Hathalin, also known as Awdah Hathaleen, who worked with directors Basel Adra and Yuval Abraham on their Oscar-winning documentary "No Other Land", has been shot dead by an Israeli settler in the Occupied West Bank. In a post on X , Israeli journalist and documentarian Abraham said that Hathalin was shot in the chest on Monday by an Israeli settler. The director added the assailant had been identified by local residents as Yinon Levi, who is among a group of Israeli settlers operating in the West Bank, who have been sanctioned by the UK and the EU, while Donald Trump rescinded restrictions at the beginning of his presidency this year. The post also featured footage of Levi brandishing a gun and firing wildly, although it was not clear whether the images were related to the incident in which Hathalin was killed. Israeli media reported that Levi was arrested by Israeli police on Monday on suspicion of fatally shooting Hathalin, but was released on house arrest on Tuesday, while investigations continued. "No Other Land," which won the Best Documentary Academy award this year, documents the cycle of destruction and harassment on a collection of hamlets and their Bedouin communities which lie on the Palestinian West Bank side of the 1949 Green Line. Their future has been at stake since Israel declared much of the land they are situated on a live-fire training zone in the 1980s, with their inhabitants coming under further pressure from the construction of illegal Israeli settlements on their doorstep such as Carmel and Ma'on. Hathalin has been described as a father of three, English teacher and activist hailing from the village of Umm Al-Kheir, who supported journalists visiting the area and also took part in in the filming of "No Other Land." 'I can hardly believe it. My dear friend Awdah was slaughtered this was standing in front of the community center in his village when a settler fired a bullet that pierced his chest and took his life. This is how Israel erases us — one life at a time,' wrote No Other Land co-director Adra on his X account, attaching an image of them together in Rome. Hathalin's murder comes amid growing violence settler across the entire West Bank in recent months and sparked been widespread condemnation. France's Ministry For Europe and Foreign Affairs put out a statement on Tuesday voicing the country's 'immense sadness' on learning of 'the murder' of Odeh Hathalin. 'France condemns this murder in the strongest possible terms, as well as all the deliberate violence perpetrated by extremist settlers against the Palestinian population, which has been increasing across the West Bank, particularly in Kafr Malik and the Christian village of Taybeh in recent weeks,' read the statement. 'This violence constitutes an act of terrorism. Settlers have killed more than 30 people since the beginning of 2022. Israeli authorities must take responsibility and immediately punish the perpetrators of this violence, which continues with impunity, and protect Palestinian civilians,' it added. read more Gold prices rise, 21 Karat at EGP 3685 NATO's Role in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict US Expresses 'Strong Opposition' to New Turkish Military Operation in Syria Shoukry Meets Director-General of FAO Lavrov: confrontation bet. nuclear powers must be avoided News Iran Summons French Ambassador over Foreign Minister Remarks News Aboul Gheit Condemns Israeli Escalation in West Bank News Greek PM: Athens Plays Key Role in Improving Energy Security in Region News One Person Injured in Explosion at Ukrainian Embassy in Madrid News Israeli-Linked Hadassah Clinic in Moscow Treats Wounded Iranian IRGC Fighters Arts & Culture "Jurassic World Rebirth" Gets Streaming Date News China Launches Largest Ever Aircraft Carrier News Ayat Khaddoura's Final Video Captures Bombardment of Beit Lahia Videos & Features Tragedy Overshadows MC Alger Championship Celebration: One Fan Dead, 11 Injured After Stadium Fall Lifestyle Get to Know 2025 Eid Al Adha Prayer Times in Egypt Business Egyptian Pound Undervalued by 30%, Says Goldman Sachs Arts & Culture South Korean Actress Kang Seo-ha Dies at 31 after Cancer Battle Arts & Culture Lebanese Media: Fayrouz Collapses after Death of Ziad Rahbani Sports Get to Know 2025 WWE Evolution Results
The Hindu
30-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
‘No Other Land' collaborator Odeh Hathalin shot dead by Israeli settler in West Bank
Palestinian activist and No Other Land collaborator Odeh Hathalin was killed on Monday after being shot by an Israeli settler in the occupied West Bank, according to multiple reports. 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. The Palestinian Health Ministry later confirmed his death. His death adds to the growing toll of violence in the region, which has escalated significantly over the past year. Odeh just died. Murdered. — Yuval Abraham יובל אברהם (@yuval_abraham) July 28, 2025 The Israeli police said a civilian was detained at the scene and arrested for questioning but did not release the individual's name. Israeli military sources told CNN that the incident occurred after 'terrorists hurled rocks toward Israeli civilians near Carmel,' a nearby settlement. Abraham also pointed to the legal imbalance in the aftermath of the killing. He noted that after Odeh was shot, the accused settler allegedly directed soldiers to detain four members of Odeh's family — who remain in custody — while the shooter himself was later released to house arrest. Multiple Israeli media outlets have identified the alleged shooter as Yinon Levi, a settler previously sanctioned by the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada for violence against Palestinians. Basel Adra, a co-director of No Other Land and a longtime friend of Hathalin, shared a tribute on social media. 'He was standing in front of the community settler in his village when a settler fired a bullet that pierced his chest and took his life,' Adra wrote. 'This is how Israel erases us — one life at a time.'
India Today
29-07-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Palestinian activist in Oscar-winning film killed in Israeli-occupied West Bank
Prominent Palestinian activist Odeh Hathalin, who had worked on the Oscar-winning documentary 'No Other Land', was shot and killed on Monday in the village of Umm al-Khair in the Israeli-occupied West attack, reportedly carried out by Israeli settler Yinon Levi, was captured on video by Israeli journalist Yuval Abraham, who co-directed the film. The footage shows Levi, previously sanctioned by the US and EU, firing a handgun during a confrontation with Palestinian police confirmed that an Israeli citizen was taken in for questioning over the shooting, though Levi was released to house arrest the following day. The Palestinian health ministry later confirmed Hathalin succumbed to his injuries. A second Palestinian man was also injured after allegedly being beaten during the condemned Hathalin's killing, calling it an 'act of terrorism' and urging Israeli authorities to end settler violence and ensure accountability. "France condemns this murder with the utmost firmness as well as all deliberate acts of violence committed by extremist settlers against the Palestinian population, which are multiplying across the West Bank," a foreign ministry spokesperson spokesperson called on Israeli authorities to swiftly punish those responsible for the violence, which he said continues unchecked, and to ensure the protection of Palestinian by Israeli settlers in the West Bank has surged since the Hamas attacks on October 7, 2023, with at least 964 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces and settlers since then, according to the rare arrests, settlers often face little legal consequence. Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank are considered illegal under international law.- EndsMust Watch
Yahoo
29-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
‘No Other Land' Collaborator Shot Dead By Israeli Settler In West Bank
Palestinian journalist and community leader Odeh Hathalin (aka Awdah Hathaleen), who worked with directors Basel Adra and Yuval Abraham on their Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land, has been shot dead by an Israeli settler in the Occupied West Bank. In a post on X, Israeli journalist and documentarian Abraham reported that Hathalin was shot in the chest on Monday by an Israeli settler. More from Deadline BBC, Reuters & Other World News Orgs Urge Israeli Authorities To Let Journalists Facing "Threat Of Starvation" In And Out Of Gaza Syrian TV Presenter Flees Studio Following Airstrike; Israeli Defense Minister Posts Video With Caption: "The Heavy Blows Have Started" Jerusalem Film Festival Issues Statement Ahead Of Upcoming Edition: "We Stand At A Moment Of Deep Pain & Uncertainty" The director said the man had been identified by local residents as Yinon Levi, who is among a group of Israeli settlers West Bank, who have been sanctioned by the UK and the EU, while Donald Trump rescinded restrictions at the beginning of his presidency this year. The post also featured footage of Levi brandishing a gun and firing wildly, although it was not clear whether the images were related to the incident in which Hathalin was killed. No Other Land, which won the Best Documentary Academy award this year, documents the cycle of destruction and harassment on a collection of hamlets and their Bedouin communities which lie on the Palestinian West Bank side of the 1949 Green Line. Their future has been at stake since Israel declared much of the land they are situated on a live-fire training zone in the 1980s, with their inhabitants coming under further pressure from the construction of illegal Israeli settlements on their doorstep such as Carmel and Ma'on. Hathalin's killing is reported to have taken place in a village close to Hebron and comes amid growing violence settler across the entire West Bank in recent months. There has been widespread condemnation of the killing. France's Ministry For Europe and Foreign Affairs put out a statement on Tuesday voicing the country's 'immense sadness' on learning of 'the murder' of Odeh Hathalin. 'France condemns this murder in the strongest possible terms, as well as all the deliberate violence perpetrated by extremist settlers against the Palestinian population, which has been increasing across the West Bank, particularly in Kafr Malik and the Christian village of Taybeh in recent weeks,' read the statement. 'This violence constitutes an act of terrorism. Settlers have killed more than 30 people since the beginning of 2022. Israeli authorities must take responsibility and immediately punish the perpetrators of this violence, which continues with impunity, and protect Palestinian civilians,' it added. Israeli police said they arrested an Israeli citizen for questioning on the incident. Best of Deadline 2025 TV Cancellations: Photo Gallery 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery Everything We Know About Season 3 Of 'Euphoria' So Far
