Israeli settler charged with manslaughter in first indictment since October 2023

Middle East Eye · August 6, 2026 Human Rights

Israeli settler charged with manslaughter in first indictment since October 2023 An Israeli settler hs been charged with reckless manslaughter over the death of a prominent Palestinian activist in the occupied West Bank, the first since October 2023. Yinon Levi is charged with reckless manslaughter in the death of Awdeh Hathaleen, a prominent activist who was involved in the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land. He also faces chargs of armed trespassing and malicious property damage during a July 2025 incident in which settlers operated a large excavator in the Palestinian village of Umm al-Khair.

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