Report Examines Settler Shooting of Palestinian Activist Awdah Hathaleen in West Bank
A Palestinian activist, Awdah Hathaleen, was shot dead by an Israeli settler in the occupied West Bank, and the shooter has faced no legal action.
One year after Israeli settler Yinon Levi shot Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen in the occupied West Bank, a fresh Al-Haq report details the incident and the lack of judicial follow-up. Hathaleen, an English teacher and father of three, contributed significantly to the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land, which follows residents of Masafer Yatta. The report argues that Levi remains free of any legal consequences.
Al-Haq’s Tahseen Elayyan adds that roughly 1,100 Palestinians have been killed by Israelis in the West Bank since October 7, 2023, with no accountability recorded in Israeli courts. The findings suggest a broader pattern of impunity tied to the Israeli occupying forces and government policies. The organization calls the situation indicative of a state strategy to reinforce settlement expansion. No arrests or prosecutions have been reported for Levi’s actions.
Why it matters
The case highlights ongoing impunity for settler violence and broader concerns about human-rights accountability in the occupied West Bank.
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