Hamdan Ballal, a Palestinian director known for the Oscar-winning documentary "No Other Land," was brutally beaten by a group of approximately 20 masked Israeli settlers in his home village of Susya, south of Hebron. The assault occurred as Ballal and local residents were breaking their fast during Ramadan. Witnesses claim that police and military personnel present during the incident did not intervene. The Israeli military later reported that there was a violent confrontation involving mutual rock-throwing between Palestinians and Israelis, while deflecting culpability from the settlers involved in the attack.
The brutal attack on director Hamdan Ballal in his village of Susya exemplifies the ongoing violence against Palestinians by Israeli settlers, especially during Ramadan.
We witnessed the brutal reality where a group of armed, masked settlers descended on our community, assaulting residents and mocking our traditions during Ramadan.
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