Oscar-winning Palestinian activist injured, arrested, after attack by settlers in Susya

Palestinian sources report that dozens of settlers arrived this evening near the village of Susya in the southern West Bank and threw stones at residents, cars and houses. According to the police, Palestinians responded by throwing stones back.

Footage from the scene shows a masked individual throwing stones and attacking Palestinians and hitting the car of activists who had come to assist the residents. According to a Palestinian at the scene, another Palestinian vehicle was also damaged by stones.

Four Palestinians were injured by stones, most of them lightly, according to eyewitnesses. Police say that three Palestinians were arrested.

One eyewitness reports that Hamdan Ballal, one of the creators of the Oscar-winning film “No Other Land,” was among the arrested and injured. He was hit in the head by a stone, and his condition remains unclear.

An Israeli minor was also arrested, but was released due to injuries from a rock, and will be summoned for questioning by the police at a later time, they said. There was no immediate response from the IDF.

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