Overview

• An Israeli court ruled on August 1 that Yinon Levi is no longer under house arrest and barred only from contacting residents of Umm al-Khair for one month
• Israel’s military continues to hold Hathaleen’s body pending family agreement to restrictive funeral conditions, including burial in a designated cemetery and limits on attendance
• More than 70 women in Umm al-Khair have been on hunger strike since July 31 to demand the unconditional release of Hathaleen’s body and the freeing of community members detained after his killing
• Nightly raids by Israeli military and police persist in Umm al-Khair, with villagers reporting arrests and beatings of family members in searches for suspects
• Hathaleen’s death is one of at least 16 killings of Palestinians by settlers in the West Bank since October 2023 and underscores persistent impunity and low conviction rates