Overview

• Awdah Hathleen, who worked on the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land, died of a gunshot wound to the chest after a settler opened fire in Umm al-Khair on July 28.
• Israeli police identified Yinon Levi as the shooter and arrested him on suspicion of reckless conduct resulting in death and unlawful firearm use before placing him under house arrest.
• Witnesses say the shooting followed a bulldozer operation by settlers that destroyed Palestinian property and led residents to throw stones in defense.
• Rights groups emphasize that more than 94 percent of settler violence complaints end without legal follow-up; they are demanding substantive accountability.
• Hathleen’s prior detention and deportation from the United States despite holding a valid visa highlighted growing restrictions on Palestinian activists’ movements.