Israel charges settler over killing of Palestinian involved in Oscar-winning West Bank film - BBC News

Yinon Levy is charged with reckless manslaughter over the July 2025 shooting of Odeh Hathaleen.

Image source, @Kivsa_shchora/MasaferingImage caption, Odeh Hathaleen was shot in Umm Al-Khair village in the occupied West Bank

Israeli prosecutors have charged a settler over the killing of a Palestinian activist in the occupied West Bank who helped film Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land.

Yinon Levy was charged with reckless manslaughter over the July 2025 shooting of Odeh Hathaleen, according to Israel's Southern District Prosecutor's Office.

Israeli rights group B'Tselem said it was the first time an Israeli had been indicted for killing a Palestinian in the West Bank for nearly three years.

A lawyer for Hathaleen's family said they hoped the charges marked a "turning point" in the consequences settlers face for violence against Palestinians.