Overview

• On July 28 in Umm al-Khair, Awdah Hathaleen, a 31-year-old activist featured in the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land, was fatally shot by settler Yinon Levi during a confrontation.
• Co-directors of the film shared video footage showing Levi firing into a group of Palestinians after settlers in a bulldozer destroyed property and clashes erupted.
• Yinon Levi, previously sanctioned by the U.S. and still under EU and U.K. restrictions, was detained on suspicion of reckless conduct resulting in death and subsequently released to house arrest without formal charges.
• Israeli forces detained several residents of Umm al-Khair, including international solidarity activists, as a military-led investigation into the incident proceeded.
• The incident adds to a record of escalating settler violence that has left over 1,000 Palestinians dead in the West Bank since late 2023 and fueled demands for genuine legal reforms.