Israeli prosecutors charge a settler for killing Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen in West Bank
Prosecutors say video evidence shows Yinon Levi fired during a confrontation over earthworks on private land, and the charge carries up to 12 years in prison.
- Israeli prosecutors charged settler Yinon Levi with reckless manslaughter of Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen in the West Bank in July 2025.
- Levi faces additional charges of armed trespassing and malicious property damage related to the incident.
- Video footage shows Levi shooting at crowds in Hathaleen's village, Umm al-Khair, on the day of the killing.
- B'Tselem noted this is the first indictment against an Israeli for a Palestinian's death in the West Bank since October 7, 2023.
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DECRYPTAGE - An Israeli, who shot and killed a famous Palestinian following an award-winning documentary, has been charged with this type of procedure, which is very rarely used against extremist settlers.
Jewish settler charged in the reckless homicide of Palestinian community leader Awdah Hathaleen
For the first time in nearly three years, the machinery of Israeli justice has ground forward just enough to charge a Jewish settler with the death of a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank. The August 2026 indictment of Yinon Levi for reckless homicide in the fatal shooting of community leader Awdah Hathaleen is being […]
The palestinske småbarnsfaren Awdah Hathaleen ble skutt av bosetteren Yinon Levi. Nå overrasker det at en Israelsk domstol har tatt ut tiltale for uaktsomt drap.
After fatal shots at a Palestinian teacher in the West Bank, an Israeli settler is now on trial. In the indictment, the 33-year-old is accused of negligent killing, reported Israeli media. In July last year, during the incident near Hebron, the accused was shot in the direction of a crowd during a confrontation with residents of a Palestinian village. According to witnesses, an English teacher who also fought against settlers was killed. The con…
In Israel, settler Yinon Levi has been charged for the death of Awdah Hathaleen, a Palestinian who lived in the West Bank and worked on the Oscar-winning documentary 'No Other Land'. According to human rights organizations, it is the first charge of its kind since the Hamas terror attack on October 7, 2023.
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