# Israel charges settler over killing of Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen

https://mins.news/en/item/15075

- France 24, 2026-08-06 11:41 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260806-israel-charges-settler-killing-palestinian-activist-awdah-hathaleen-occupied-west-bank

> Israel has charged settler Yinon Levi over the killing of prominent Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen in the West Bank in July 2025. The indictment marks the first case since the October 7, 2023 attacks in which an Israeli has been charged over the death of a Palestinian in the occupied territory, according to Israeli rights group B’Tselem. The case concerns a death that took place in the West Bank. B’Tselem highlighted the significance of the charge in its account.

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