Oscar-winning film No Other Land co-director Hamdan Ballal was assaulted and detained after settlers stormed Masafer Yatta. The Palestinian filmmaker attacked as soldiers intervened, detaining him after he suffered a head injury. Many believe the Palestinian filmmaker attacked in retaliation for exposing Israeli settlers’ violence. This marks yet another instance of a Palestinian filmmaker attacked** for shedding light on the ongoing struggles in the region.
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