Overview
- Odeh Hadalin, a 31-year-old teacher and collaborator on the Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land,” was shot dead near the Carmel settlement, the Palestinian Education Ministry confirmed.
- Israeli police reported detaining one Israeli suspect along with four Palestinians and two foreign nationals in connection with the July 29 shooting.
- French Foreign Ministry condemned the killing as murder and terror, warning that extremist settler attacks have claimed at least 30 Palestinian lives since January.
- The fatal shooting underscores a rise in targeted assaults against human rights defenders documenting Palestinian life under occupation.
- Rights groups and diplomats criticize Israeli security forces for allowing settler violence to continue with little accountability.