2025-03-24 · 19:00 · Susya, Hebron
Settlers attack Susya after iftar; 'No Other Land' co-director Hamdan Ballal beaten, then detained by soldiers
AssaultStone-throwingProperty damageArrests or chargesAwaiting review
Around 7 p.m. on 24 March 2025, settlers attacked residents, houses and cars in Susya with stones; Oscar-winning co-director Hamdan Ballal was beaten outside his home. Soldiers arrested Ballal and two other Palestinians on suspicion of stone-throwing; Ballal told his lawyer soldiers also beat him. An Israeli suspect was also detained, and all were released on bail the next day.
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Location
Approximate: village
How it was located: Approximate centroid of Palestinian Susya (South Hebron Hills); verify against OpenStreetMap.
Victims and damage
- Injured
- 5
- Killed
- 0
- Damage
- Palestinian vehicle damaged by stones; activists' cars struck by stones.
Perpetrators
- Group
- About two dozen settlers, some masked and some armed (per Hamdan Ballal's co-director Basel Adra)
- Army
- Soldiers took part
- Shem Tov Luski: Named in reports [1]
Legal outcome
- Arrest · 2025-03-24 · An Israeli suspected of taking part in the violence was detained (unnamed); released on bail 25 March 2025. [1]
Sources
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