Mourners attend the funeral of Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen in the West Bank, whose body was handed over by Israel more than a week after a settler killed him.
“He was killed by a hateful settler, his body was held for 11 days, and more than 20 people from the village were arrested,” following the late July incident in the southern West Bank, the slain activist’s brother, Aziz Hathaleen, says.
The settler accused of the fatal shooting “was released at that very moment,” Aziz tells AFP in the family’s hometown of Umm al-Khair, where Palestinians gathered to bury his brother’s body despite Israeli restrictions.
Awdah Hathaleen, 31, was linked to Oscar-winning documentary film “No Other Land,” which focuses on the efforts of Palestinians in Masafer Yatta — a string of hamlets including Umm al-Khair — to prevent Israeli forces from destroying their homes.
He was killed on July 28, with residents identifying the man holding the gun in a video of the incident as Yinon Levi, a settler sanctioned by Britain, who was briefly detained but released the next day.
Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.
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