Palestinian activist killed by illegal Zionist settler in the occupied West Bank

The Palestinian Authority’s Education Ministry has said that an illegal Zionist settler killed a prominent activist linked to the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land during an attack on a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank.

In a statement on Monday, the ministry said Awdah Muhammad Hathaleen "was shot dead by settlers... during their attack on the village of Umm al-Kheir" near Al-Khaleel, in the south of the occupied West Bank.

Israeli police confirmed that they were investigating what they described as an "incident near Carmel," a nearby settlement.

"An Israeli citizen was detained at the scene and then arrested by police for questioning," police said.

"Four Palestinians were arrested” by Israeli military soldiers in connection with the incident.

Police added that "the death of a Palestinian was confirmed; his exact involvement in the incident is being verified."

Hathaleen was a resident of Masafer Yatta, a collection of rural hamlets in the southern of the occupied West Bank that Israel has declared “a closed military zone.”

The area has long been the target of Israeli demolition campaigns and illegal settler encroachment.

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Source: TRT