Hamdan Ballal was released from prison by Israel on Tuesday (25); He is one of the directors of ‘No Other Land’, elected the best documentary in the largest cinema awards worldwide
This Tuesday (25), released from the prison Hamdan Ballal, Palestinian who won the best documentary by “No other Land”. Information about the release and capture was released by Israeli filmmaker Yuval Abraham, codirector of the work, on social networks. “Hamdan Ballal is free and about to go home with his family,” he said on his X -profile, the former Twitter.
Following Ballal’s release, Palestinian activist Ihab Hassan released a photo of the filmmaker being attended by doctors in a hospital in Hebrom, the city of West Bank. According to Abraham, his colleague was beaten by the soldiers while being arrested. “On Tuesday, Ballal’s lawyer said she contacted him and said the Palestinian reported having spent the night being beaten and with an eye sale in an Israelo police station,” wrote the codirer at X.
Ball was attacked by Jewish settlers and detained by soldiers in Susiya, a city in the West Bank, in the village where he lives. Jihad Nawaja, mayor of Susiya, said the confrontation began when Jewish settlers tried to steal sheep from Palestinian houses. At the time, Ballal and other Pro-Palestinian activists were at a meeting when they were surprised by the settlers. According to the army, the activists were arrested for launching stones at the settlers during the confusion.
In his X profile, Hassan wrote that “settlers invaded houses, shot stones, broke down windows and vehicles, and violently assaulted residents and activists. Several people were injured.” According to the report, Ballal was taken to an ambulance to treat his injuries when Israeli police arrived and took him to prison.
*With information from Estadão Content
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