{"id":3958,"date":"2026-08-06T12:30:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T12:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=3958"},"modified":"2026-08-06T12:30:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T12:30:03","slug":"israel-charges-settler-for-killing-palestinian-activist-awdah-hathaleen-in-occupied-west-bank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=3958","title":{"rendered":"Israel charges settler for killing Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen in occupied West Bank"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-tms-ad-status=\"idle\" data-tms-ad-container class=\"o-ad-container o-ad-container--banner-top o-ad-container--with-shimmer o-ad-container--with-background\">\n<div class=\"o-ad-container__content o-ad-container__content--report-enabled\">\n<div class=\"o-ad-container__label m-block-ad__label--report-enabled\">\n                    <span class=\"o-ad-container__label__text\">Advertising<\/span><br \/>\n                                            <button title=\"Report this ad\" class=\"o-ad-container__content__report-link\" data-tms-ad-report><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-ad-sponsoring\" data-tms-ad-type=\"sponsoring\" data-tms-ad-status=\"disabled\">\n<div class=\"o-ad-sponsoring__wrapper\">\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content t-content--article\" id=\"main-content\">\n<div class=\"t-content__above-sidebar\">\n<h1 class=\"t-content__title a-page-title\">Israel charges settler for killing Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen in occupied West Bank<\/h1>\n<div class=\"m-master-tag\">\n<div class=\"a-tag-section\">\n                                    Middle East\n                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"t-content__chapo\">\n                                        Israel on Thursday charged a settler, Yinon Levi, with the killing of prominent Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen\u00a0in the West Bank in July 2025. This marks the\u00a0first time since the October 7, 2023 attacks that an Israeli has been indicted for the death of a Palestinian in the occupied territory, according to Israeli rights group B\u2019Tselem.\u00a0                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__with-sidebar\">\n<div class=\"t-content__beside-sidebar\" data-article-content>\n<div class=\"t-content__metadata\">\n<div class=\"t-content__dates\">\n<p class=\"m-pub-dates\"><span class=\"m-pub-dates__date\">Issued on: <time datetime=\"2026-08-06T11:41:50+00:00\">06\/08\/2026 &#8211; 13:41<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"a-reading-time\">\n    <span class=\"a-reading-time__icon\" title=\"Reading time\"><\/p>\n<p>    <\/span><br \/>\n    2 min    <span class=\"u-sr-only\">Reading time<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a-share-button\" data-root-share>\n<p>                            <span class=\"a-master-button__label\">Share<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__authors\">\n<div class=\"m-from-author\">\n                    <span class=\"m-from-author__by-label\"><br \/>\n                By:<br \/>\n            <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-author\">\n<div class=\"m-author__name\">\n                                                    <a href=\"\/en\/author\/france-24\/\" title=\"FRANCE 24\" class=\"m-author__name__title\"><br \/>\n                                FRANCE 24<br \/>\n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__main-media\">\n<figure class=\"m-item-image m-item-image--16x9 m-item-image--has-caption\">\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/41ec5f56-9188-11f1-89a2-005056a97e36\/w:1024\/p:16x9\/AP25219325533081.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/41ec5f56-9188-11f1-89a2-005056a97e36\/w:388\/p:16x9\/AP25219325533081.jpg 388w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/41ec5f56-9188-11f1-89a2-005056a97e36\/w:720\/p:16x9\/AP25219325533081.jpg 720w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/41ec5f56-9188-11f1-89a2-005056a97e36\/w:1024\/p:16x9\/AP25219325533081.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1076px) 100vw, 1012px\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"Mourners carry the body of Palestinian activist Awdah Al Hathaleen during his funeral in the West Bank Bedouin village of Umm al-Khair, on August 7, 2025\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"a-img \"><figcaption class=\"a-figcaption\">\n                Mourners carry the body of Palestinian activist Awdah Al Hathaleen during his funeral in the West Bank Bedouin village of Umm al Khair on August 7, 2025.        \u00a9 Mahmoud Illean, AP    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__body u-clearfix\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_self\">Israeli<\/a> prosecutors Thursday charged a settler for the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20250807-palestinians-bury-activist-shot-dead-by-west-bank-settler\" target=\"_self\">killing of a Palestinian community leader last year<\/a> in the occupied <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/west-bank\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">West Bank<\/a>, according to an indictment filed in district court.<\/p>\n<p>In the document, prosecutors accuse Yinon Levi, who lives in the south of the West Bank, of reckless manslaughter in the death of prominent Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen in July 2025. The charge holds a lesser punishment than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/murder\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">murder<\/a> under Israeli law. The indictment also charges Levi with armed trespassing and malicious property damage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a-read-more\"><span class=\"a-read-more__label\">Read more<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20250807-palestinians-bury-activist-shot-dead-by-west-bank-settler\" target=\"_self\" class=\"a-read-more__link\">Palestinians bury activist shot dead by West Bank settler<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It is extremely rare for Israel to charge settlers with violence against Palestinians. Israeli rights group B\u2019Tselem said that the charges against Levi mark the first time since October 7, 2023, that an Israeli has been indicted for the death of a Palestinian in the West Bank. In that time, the group said, Israeli settlers and soldiers have killed at least 1,100 Palestinians in the territory.<\/p>\n<p>A lawyer for Levi, Avichay Hajbi, did not confirm whether an indictment was handed down, but told The Associated Press that the prosecution had made a \u201cmistaken decision\u201d. He said the defence would respond to the accusations in court.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Levi was shown in video footage shooting at crowds of Palestinians in Hathaleen\u2019s village, Umm al Khair, on the day the activist was killed. Witnesses said one of the shots Levi fired struck Hathaleen, who was standing metres away.<\/p>\n<p>One video showed Levi firing two shots, while another, which family members say was taken by Hathaleen himself, showed Levi firing toward the person holding the camera. 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A teacher and father of three, he often hosted international <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/activists\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">activists<\/a> and dignitaries in his home.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"a-read-more\"><span class=\"a-read-more__label\">Watch more<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tv-shows\/arts24\/20241029-no-other-land-documenting-displacement-and-destruction-in-the-west-bank\" target=\"_self\" class=\"a-read-more__link\">&#8216;No Other Land&#8217;: Documenting displacement and destruction in the West Bank<\/a><\/p>\n<p>His public profile and the videos capturing the moment of the alleged shooting ignited global calls for Levi\u2019s prosecution.<\/p>\n<p>Levi was among the Israeli settlers sanctioned by the United States and other Western countries over allegations of violence toward Palestinians in 2024. 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