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‘This is no isolated event’: attack on Palestinian director brings rising settler violence into focus

Activists fear unprecedented levels of violence, with the apparent backing of Israeli authorities, are part of a drive to force Palestinians out of the West Bank

The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2025

The many ways Israeli settlers steal Palestinian homes

Israeli settlers are coordinating with the Israeli state to annex Palestinian land.

Al Jazeera · Mar 28, 2025

Friday briefing: How Gaza is becoming the deadliest conflict zone for journalists

In today’s newsletter: Media workers in Gaza and the West Bank have faced relentless danger, with attacks on press freedom on the rise across the world

The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2025

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No Other Land co-director calls out the Academy for 'refusing' to publicly support Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal after attack

On Monday, reports surfaced that Ballal was assaulted by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank and later detained by the Israeli military, though he has since been released

Evening Standard · Mar 27, 2025

‘I thought I was going to die’: Oscar-winning Palestinian director attacked in West Bank accuses Israeli soldiers

Hamdan Ballal accepted an Oscar as co-director of ‘No Other Land’ just three weeks ago

The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2025

‘It was revenge for our movie’: Oscar winner says soldiers helped settlers attack him in West Bank

Hamdan Ballal says Israeli soldiers beat him with their rifle butts and threatened to kill him

The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2025

Wes Streeting brands Israel's attacks on the West Bank 'unjustifiable' and demands end to settler violence

Wes Streeting said he felt “powerless” as he spoke about Israeli violence against the Palestinian people

Evening Standard · Mar 26, 2025

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Palestinian Oscar winner feared for his life during Israeli settler attack

Hamdan Ballal says he was assaulted by settlers and soldiers outside his home in Susiya in the occupied West Bank.

Al Jazeera · Mar 26, 2025

Israel Releases Palestinian Oscar Winner After West Bank Detention

Israeli police released Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal on Tuesday, after detaining him a day earlier for "hurling rocks" following what activists described as an attack by settlers in the occupied West Bank.

International Business Times · Mar 26, 2025

Oscar-winning Palestinian director attacked in ‘revenge’ for making West Bank film, colleagues say

No Other Land director Hamdan Ballal had blood on his clothes as he was released from Kiryat Arba police station on Tuesday, colleagues said

The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2025

Oscar-winning Palestinian director Hamdan Ballal released by Israeli authorities after attack

Hamdan Ballal, one of the Oscar-winning directors of 'No Other Land', has been released by Israeli authorities after he was detained last night following clashes in the West Bank.

Euronews · Mar 25, 2025

Oscar-winning filmmaker attacked by Israeli settlers

Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal was attacked by Israeli settlers, according to activists and witnesses and later detained by the military in the occupied West Bank before being released on Tuesday.

Euronews · Mar 25, 2025

Hamdan Ballal: Oscar-winning Palestinian director released from Israeli detention

No Other Land director Hamdan Ballal released a day after he was attacked by settlers and detained by Israeli forces

The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2025

‘Like a punishment’: witnesses describe Israeli settler attack on No Other Land director

Activists from Center for Jewish Nonviolence say Israeli police ‘did not intervene’ in attack on Hamdan Ballal

The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2025

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The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2025

Wife of Oscar-winning Palestinian director says he was savagely beaten outside his home

The wife of an Oscar-winning Palestinian director who was attacked by Jewish settlers before being detained by the Israeli army said Tuesday that he was beaten in front of his home by three men in military fatigues while another filmed it

Evening Standard · Mar 25, 2025

Hamdan Ballal: Oscar-winning Palestinian director freed after he was 'attacked by Israeli settlers & detained'

Mr Ballal, who is believed to have suffered head and stomach injuries, is now set to be reunited with his family, according to his No Other Land co-director Yuval Abraham

Euronews · Mar 25, 2025

Oscar winning Palestinian director Hamdan Ballal allegedly attacked by Israeli settlers

Oscar-winning filmmaker Hamdan Ballal, one of the co-directors of 'No Other Land', was beaten by Israeli settlers in the West Bank before being detained by the Israeli military, witnesses have said.

Pedestrian.tv · Mar 25, 2025

Oscar-Winning Palestinian Director Hamdan Ballal Reportedly Beaten & Arrested By Israelis

Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal has reportedly been attacked by Israeli settlers in the West Bank.

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The National (Scotland) · Mar 24, 2025

Oscar-winning Palestinian director 'detained by Israeli soldiers' after attack

ISRAELI settlers have beaten one of the Palestinian co-directors of the Oscar-winning film No Other Land in the occupied West Bank and was then…

International Business Times · Mar 24, 2025

West Bank Palestinians In 'Extremely Precarious' Situation: MSF

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) denounced on Monday the "extremely precarious" situation of Palestinians displaced by the ongoing Israeli military operation in the occupied West Bank.

Al Jazeera · Mar 24, 2025

Sidi Shayban’s Ramadan iftars challenge Israeli restrictions in West Bank

From displaced Gaza families to the poor, a Palestinian initiative ensures no one is excluded from meals and compassion.

Al Jazeera · Mar 21, 2025

Trying to heal the trauma of Israeli raids in the occupied West Bank

In Tulkarem and Jenin, dedicated volunteers work to help the people traumatised and displaced by Israel’s raids.

The Conversation · Mar 17, 2025

BBC Gaza documentary: how an editorial blame game overshadowed an important film and destroyed trust

The war in Gaza has been a notoriously controversial and difficult story to cover as a journalist. The Israeli government banned international journalists from the territory. At least 171 journalists and media workers in Gaza, Lebanon and the West Bank have been killed since the war began.

The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2025

‘They lock us in like sheep’: new Israeli checkpoints and barriers raise fears in the West Bank

Israel’s growing network of roadblocks are cutting off communities from major transport routes, disrupting work, education and aid supplies

Al Jazeera · Mar 13, 2025

The Palestinians Israel displaces in the West Bank have nowhere to go

Palestinians in the occupied West Bank are anxious about the future as Israel steps up aggression against refugee camps.

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