Israeli prosecutors charge Jewish settler Yinon Levi with responsibility for the killing of Palestinian community activist Awdah Hathaleen in the occupied West Bank. The indictment, filed by Israel’s State Attorney’s office, accuses Levi of reckless manslaughter in Hathaleen’s death, which occurred last year. Multiple outlets report that the case is unusual in that it represents an indictment of an Israeli in connection with a Palestinian’s death in the occupied territory, according to Israeli rights group B’Tselem. France 24 notes that it is the first such indictment since the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks, while Al-Monitor describes it as the first indictment of a settler in a Palestinian’s death in nearly three years. Hathaleen is described as a prominent activist involved in the 2025 Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land.” The reporting states that the indictment is part of an Israeli legal process that now moves through the court system.
Israel charges settler Yinon Levi over killing of Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen
Israeli prosecutors charge Jewish settler Yinon Levi with responsibility for the killing of Palestinian community activist Awdah Hathaleen in the occupied West Bank. The indictment, filed by Israel’s...
- Israeli prosecutors indict settler Yinon Levi over the death of Palestinian activist Awdah (Owdeh) Hathaleen in the occupied West Bank.
- Levi is charged with reckless manslaughter, according to the indictment filed by Israel’s State Attorney’s office.
- The killing took place in July 2025, with charges filed in August 2026, per the reports.
- Rights group B’Tselem says the indictment is the first of its kind since the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks (and is described as rare by outlets).
- Hathaleen is described as a prominent activist involved in the documentary “No Other Land.”
By Pesha MagidJERUSALEM, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Israeli prosecutors on Thursday charged a Jewish settler over the killing of a Palestinian community leader last year in the occupied West Bank - the first indictment of a settler in a Palestinian's death in nearly three years. In an indictment filed by the State Attorney's office, Yinon Levi is charged with reckless manslaughter in the death of Owdeh Hathaleen, a prominent activist who was involved in the 2025 Oscar-winning documentary "No Other Land".
1 hour agoIsrael on Thursday charged a settler, Yinon Levi, with the killing of prominent Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen in the West Bank in July 2025. This marks the first time since the October 7, 2023 attacks that an Israeli has been indicted for the death of a Palestinian in the occupied territory, according to Israeli rights group B’Tselem.
3 hours agoIsraeli prosecutors have charged a settler for killing a Palestinian community leader last year in the occupied West Bank
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