Hamdan Ballal, the Oscar-winning filmmaker known for his documentary 'No Other Land,' was reportedly arrested by Israeli soldiers after being attacked by settlers in the Palestinian village of Susiya. His collaborator, Yuval Abraham, shared on Twitter that Ballal was brutally beaten, sustaining injuries and bleeding. Reports indicate that around 15 armed settlers surrounded him, and despite an ambulance being called, soldiers intervened and detained him instead. The film addresses the demolition of Palestinian homes in the West Bank and won Best Documentary Feature at the Academy Awards, highlighting critical humanitarian issues in the region.
A group of settlers just lynched Hamdan Ballal, co-director of our film No Other Land. They beat him and he has injuries in his head and stomach, bleeding.
Ballal was surrounded and attacked by about 15 armed settlers in the Palestinian village of Susiya in the Masafer Yatta region on Monday.
No Other Land chronicles the systematic demolition of Palestinian homes in the West Bank over a four-year period between 2019 and 2023.
Hamdan Ballal's arrest by soldiers following the assault raises serious concerns about the treatment of activists and the ongoing violence in the region.
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