Maxkamad Israa’iil ayay ku soo oogtay degganyahaan dacwad dil ah oo aan caadi ahayn
Yinon Levi ayaa lagu eedeeyay dil aan ula kac ahayn iyo dambiyada kale ee uu geeriyooday Awdah Hathaleen
Qareennada Israa’iil waxay degganyahaan ku soo oogeen dacwad dil aan ula kac ahayn oo ku dhintay u dhashay Falastiin Awdah Hathaleen oo u dhashay Daanta Galbeed ee la haysto. Waa markii ugu horreysay muddo toddobo sano ka badan ah ee qof Israa’iili ah lagu soo oogo dacwad noocan ah.
Dacwadda iyo dhacdooyinkii geerida
Xeer-ilaaliyayaasha Israa’iil ayaa Yinon Levi ku soo oogay dacwad dil aan ula kac ahayn oo ku dhintay Awdah Hathaleen, iyadoo qodobbadan lagu xareeyay maxkamad degmo Israa’iil ah Khamiis. Eedeymaha kale waxaa ka mid ah xadgudub hubaysan iyo burburin hantiyeed oo ula kac ah.
Hathaleen, oo ahaa macalin 31 jir ah iyo aabbe saddex carruur ah, ayaa la dilay July 2025 markii degganayaashu keeneen qodayaal tuulada Umm al-Khair si ay u simaam xarun sharci darro ah, taasoo keentay iskahorimaad. Muuqaal ay qoreen Hathaleen ayaa muujinaya Levi oo rasaas ku tuuraya dadka.
Baaritaannada iyo falcelinta kooxaha xuquuqda
Hay’adda xuquuqda Falastiin ee Al-Haq ayaa daabacday baaritaan ay ku ogaatay in nabar geeraha uu ka dhashay qoriga Levi, iyadoo qofna hubaysanayn, taasoo diidan sheegashadiisa isdifaac. Waxaa sidoo kale la duubay Levi oo aqoonsanayay Falastiiniyiinta ay qabteen, iyo ambalaas la xannibay.
B’Tselem waxay dacwadda ku tilmaantay "the exception that proves the rule", iyadoo leh: "the impunity Israel grants to soldiers and settlers who harm Palestinians is not a failure of the system — it is a central component of a policy designed to allow the violence to continue and escalate." Yesh Din ayaa xaqiijisay dacwadii ugu dambeysay ee 2019.
Xaaladda guud ee rabshadaha degganayaasha
Tan iyo October 2023, ugu yaraan 1,100 Falastiiniyiin, oo ay ku jiraan 240 carruur ah, ayaa lagu dilay Daanta Galbeed by ciidamada iyo degganayaasha. Weerarka degganayaasha ayaa gaaray celcelis 190 bishii sanadka 2026, ayada oo ay kaxeynayaan kooxo sida Hilltop Youth.
Sida ay qabaan Qaramada Midoobay, 18 Falastiiniyiin ayaa la dilay weerarada degganayaasha la xiriirta sanadkaan, marka loo eego 17 ee 2025. Levi wuxuu horey ugu jiray cunaqabateyn UK iyo EU, laakiin US way ka qaaday 2025 markii Trump xilka ku soo laabtay.
Israeli prosecutors have indicted settler Yinon Levi with reckless manslaughter for the killing of Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen in the occupied West Bank, marking the first such charge against an Israeli civilian in more than seven years.
The Indictment and the Killing
The indictment, filed in an Israeli district court on Thursday, charges Levi with reckless manslaughter, armed trespassing and malicious property damage. Hathaleen, a 31-year-old teacher and father of three, was killed in July 2025 when settlers brought excavators into the village of Umm al-Khair to level land for a new illegal outpost, sparking a confrontation with residents.
Video, including footage reportedly filmed by Hathaleen himself, showed Levi firing shots towards the crowd. A separate investigation by Palestinian rights group Al-Haq reconstructed the shooting from video, testimony and geospatial analysis, matching the fatal wound to Levi's handgun and finding none of the Palestinians present were armed.
Rights Groups and the Wider Context
Israeli rights organisation B'Tselem called the indictment 'the exception that proves the rule', saying Israel's impunity for settlers and soldiers is deliberate policy, not systemic failure. It says at least 1,100 Palestinians, including 240 children, have been killed in the West Bank by settlers and soldiers since the Gaza war began in October 2023.
The indictment comes amid a surge in West Bank settler violence, with attacks now averaging 190 a month in 2026, driven by organised networks like the Hilltop Youth and armed settler 'guard teams'. According to United Nations figures, 18 Palestinians have been killed in incidents linked to settler attacks so far this year, compared with 17 in 2025.
Defence Response and Background
Levi's lawyer called the charges mistaken and said the defence would contest them in court. Hathaleen had worked on the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land and regularly hosted foreign activists in his home. Levi was among settlers sanctioned by the United Kingdom and European Union over violence against Palestinians.
Levi was also filmed alongside Israeli forces identifying Palestinians for arrest, while an ambulance trying to reach Hathaleen was blocked as Israeli soldiers and police looked on. Washington lifted similar United States sanctions after Donald Trump returned to office in 2025 for a second term as US president.
