Local officials and journalists reported that an Israeli settler shot and killed Palestinian activist and teacher Odeh Muhammad Hadalin in Masafer Yatta, in the occupied West Bank.
Hadalin was well-known for his activism, including helping to coordinate the Oscar-winning film No Other Land, which documents Israeli military and settler attacks on Masafer Yatta, Palestine.
The Ministry of Education of the Palestinian Authority posted a late-Monday post on social media saying that Hadalin “was shot dead by settlers… during their attack on the village of Umm al-Khair” close to Hebron.
Israeli journalist Yuval Abraham and Palestinian journalist Basel Adra, the filmmakers behind No Other Land, both confirmed that the activist was killed.
Awdah, my dear friend, was killed this evening, Adra wrote on social media.
A settler shot a bullet that pierced his chest and killed him, he said, while he was standing in front of the village’s community center.
Israel “eliminates us,” one life at a time, according to the saying.
Awdah was praised by co-director Abraham as a “remarkable activist who assisted us with Masafer Yatta’s No Other Land.”
Additionally, Abraham added that “residents identified Yinon Levi, authorized by the EU and US, as the shooter,” in a video of the incident.
Abraham said, “This is him firing like a crazy person in the video.”
Odeh passed away. Murdered . https://t.co/rRWqSa48iN
Israeli police made it known that they were looking into an “incident near Carmel]al-Karmil,” an illegal Israeli settlement close to Umm al-Khair.
According to a police statement, an Israeli national was detained at the scene before being detained by police for questioning.
According to the police, Israeli soldiers also detained four Palestinians and two foreign tourists while they were there, according to the police.
The police added that “a Palestinian’s death was confirmed following the incident and that he had been directly involved in the incident.
A second Palestinian was hurt in the attack after being beaten by a settler, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa. Wafa continued, “He was taken by ambulance to a hospital.”
After Israel designated the area as an Israeli military “firing” or training zone, residents of Masafer Yatta, a string of Palestinian hamlets south of Hebron, have fought for decades to remain in their homes.
No Other Land, which won best documentary at the Oscars in March, focused on their efforts to stop Israeli forces from destroying their homes.
The Israeli human rights organization B’Tselem released a report on Monday, in which it accused Israel of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
According to B’Tselem, there has been an “unprecedented spike in daily attacks on Palestinians by settlers, frequently armed and equipped with full military gear.”
According to B’Tselem, “These attacks include arson, theft, home invasions and takeovers, armed threats, beatings, and more,” and they are carried out with the assistance of the “Israeli government and law enforcement agencies.”
Nearly half a million Israelis reside in settlements, which are prohibited by international law, while nearly 3 million Palestinians reside in the occupied West Bank.
According to earlier reports from the Palestinian Ministry of Health, Mohammad Samer Suleiman al-Jamal, 27, succumbed to his wounds on Monday night after being shot by Israeli forces at a checkpoint near Hebron’s northern entrance, according to the Wafa news agency. Suleiman al-Jamal was left to die by Israeli forces, according to Wafa, who prevented ambulance workers from reaching him.
Since Israel’s occupation of Gaza in October 2023, more than 1, 000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli soldiers and settlers in the occupied West Bank. In the same time, more than 30 Israelis were killed in the occupied West Bank, including soldiers and civilians.
Source: Aljazeera
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