‘No Other Land’ collaborator Odeh Hathalin shot dead by Israeli settler in West Bank

Palestinian activist and No Other Land collaborator Odeh Hathalin was killed on Monday after being shot by an Israeli settler in the occupied West Bank, according to multiple reports.

Hathalin was reportedly shot in the chest near the village of Umm al-Khair, south of Hebron. Israeli journalist and No Other Land co-director Yuval Abraham first reported the shooting, stating that Hathalin had sustained critical injuries after being struck in the upper body. The Palestinian Health Ministry later confirmed his death. His death adds to the growing toll of violence in the region, which has escalated significantly over the past year.

The Israeli police said a civilian was detained at the scene and arrested for questioning but did not release the individual’s name. Israeli military sources told CNN that the incident occurred after “terrorists hurled rocks toward Israeli civilians near Carmel,” a nearby settlement.

Abraham also pointed to the legal imbalance in the aftermath of the killing. He noted that after Odeh was shot, the accused settler allegedly directed soldiers to detain four members of Odeh’s family — who remain in custody — while the shooter himself was later released to house arrest. 

Multiple Israeli media outlets have identified the alleged shooter as Yinon Levi, a settler previously sanctioned by the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada for violence against Palestinians.

Basel Adra, a co-director of No Other Land and a longtime friend of Hathalin, shared a tribute on social media. “He was standing in front of the community settler in his village when a settler fired a bullet that pierced his chest and took his life,” Adra wrote. “This is how Israel erases us — one life at a time.”