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Umm al-Kheir Women Launch Hunger Strike as Settler Freed and Activist’s Body Remains Withheld

More than 70 women have vowed to starve themselves until Israeli authorities lift conditions that cap funeral attendance so they can reclaim Hathaleen’s body.

FILE - Caravans and simple structures for residents of the West Bank Bedouin village of Umm al-Khair, are seen at the entrance on July 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)
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Overview

  • The three-day house arrest of Yinon Levi ended on Thursday, freeing the settler accused of fatally shooting 31-year-old activist Awdah Hathaleen.
  • Israeli police continue to demand the family agree to strict terms, including capping funeral attendance at 15 people and burying Hathaleen outside his home village, before releasing his body.
  • The hunger strike, joined by over 70 women in Umm al-Kheir, also demands the release of residents detained in nightly Israeli army raids.
  • Families report that nightly incursions since the killing have seen Israeli forces arrest and beat husbands, brothers and other relatives under security pretexts.
  • UN OCHA data show nearly 2,900 Palestinians displaced by settler violence since January 2023, while France and human rights groups are calling for accountability.