Hamdan Ballal, a director of the Oscar-winning documentary 'No Other Land,' experienced a brutal attack by masked Israeli settlers in the West Bank during Ramadan. Eyewitnesses reported that the settlers vandalized property and assaulted individuals as they prepared for iftar. Despite being a figure of nonviolence, Ballal was detained on charges of stone-throwing after the incident. He claimed to have been beaten by a known settler prior to his detainment, highlighting the ongoing violence and intimidation against Palestinians amid escalating tensions since the recent conflict with Hamas began.
Hamdan Ballal, one of the Palestinian directors of the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land, was attacked by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank.
Witnesses say that after the attack, the Israeli military arrived at the scene and detained Ballal, accusing him of throwing stones at security forces.
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