Overview

• On June 2, Israeli forces prevented an international media tour of Masafer Yatta villages featured in No Other Land, blocking travel at a military checkpoint.
• The Israeli army razed 85% of structures in Khalet al-Daba on May 5, destroying homes, caves, water wells and solar panels used by residents.
• Following the demolitions, settlers seized the village of Khalet al-Daba, evicting a Palestinian family and grazing livestock on previously cultivated land.
• Swedish activist Susanne Björk was deported and Irish activist D. Murphy detained after they documented ongoing settler violence.
• Filmmakers Basel Adra and Yuval Abraham are urging European governments to sanction settlement activities and pressure Israel to halt demolitions and rights violations.