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Who is Hamdan Ballal and why was he detained by Israeli forces?

Hamdan Ballal, co-director of No Other Land, was attacked by settlers and detained by Israeli forces in the West Bank.

Hamdan Ballal, an Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker, has been released by Israel after he was attacked by settlers and detained by Israeli forces in West Bank(Reuters)
Published on Mar 25, 2025 10:17 PM IST
ByArya Vaishnavi

Oscar-winning Palestinian director released after attack by settler in West Bank

 The director sustained injuries during the assault, which occurred following his film's Oscar win.

Hamdan Ballal was freed Tuesday afternoon from a police station in the West Bank, along with two other Palestinians who had been held alongside him.(AP)
Published on Mar 25, 2025 08:55 PM IST
PTI |

10 ‘missing’ Indian workers found in West Bank, rescued by Israel

The workers, who initially came to Israel for construction jobs, were rescued in an overnight operation by the Population and Immigration Authority and the IDF.

The workers were lured to the West Bank village of al-Zaayem by Palestinians with promises of jobs.(AFP)
Updated on Mar 07, 2025 09:51 AM IST
By | Written by Lingamgunta Nirmitha Rao

UNRWA warns Israel's West Bank operation aligns with annexation 'vision'

UNRWA warns Israel's West Bank operation aligns with annexation 'vision'

UNRWA warns Israel's West Bank operation aligns with annexation 'vision'
Updated on Mar 07, 2025 03:45 AM IST
AFP |

Far-right Israel minister Smotrich says heading to US

Far-right Israel minister Smotrich says heading to US

Far-right Israel minister Smotrich says heading to US
Published on Mar 04, 2025 01:43 PM IST
AFP |

Palestinians hope 'No Other Land' Oscar win brings help as they face possible Israeli expulsion

Palestinians hope 'No Other Land' Oscar win brings help as they face possible Israeli expulsion

Palestinians hope 'No Other Land' Oscar win brings help as they face possible Israeli expulsion
Published on Mar 04, 2025 02:50 AM IST
AP |

WHO worries about West Bank violence, impact on healthcare

ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-WEST-BANK-WHO:WHO worries about West Bank violence, impact on healthcare

WHO worries about West Bank violence, impact on healthcare
Published on Feb 26, 2025 02:21 AM IST
Reuters |

Islamic Jihad accuses Israel of wanting to 'annex West Bank by force' after tanks deployed

Islamic Jihad accuses Israel of wanting to 'annex West Bank by force' after tanks deployed

Islamic Jihad accuses Israel of wanting to 'annex West Bank by force' after tanks deployed
Published on Feb 24, 2025 06:31 PM IST
AFP |

Israeli tanks enter West Bank for first time in decades amid escalating tensions

Israeli tanks entered Jenin in the West Bank for the first time in decades, escalating tensions as troops are set to remain for a year.

Israeli machinery maneuvers during an Israeli operation in Jenin, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, February 23, 2025(REUTERS/Raneen Sawafta)
Published on Feb 24, 2025 06:52 AM IST
AP |

Israeli tanks move into the occupied West Bank for the first time since 2002 amid growing crackdown

Israeli tanks move into the occupied West Bank for the first time since 2002 amid growing crackdown

Israeli tanks move into the occupied West Bank for the first time since 2002 amid growing crackdown
Published on Feb 23, 2025 09:47 PM IST
AP |

Israel sends tanks into West Bank, tells troops to ready for 'extended' stay

ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-WEST-BANK:Israel sends tanks into West Bank, tells troops to ready for 'extended' stay

Israel sends tanks into West Bank, tells troops to ready for 'extended' stay
Published on Feb 23, 2025 09:44 PM IST
Reuters |

Israel deploys tanks around West Bank cities, expands ‘Iron Wall’ operations

The Israeli military has said it is targeting "terrorist infrastructure" in the northern West Bank areas, which houses more than half a million Palestinians

Israeli soldiers detain a youth after preventing access to Palestinians waiting to be let back into the Jenin camp for refugees during an ongoing military operation, on February 19, 2025.(AFP)
Published on Feb 23, 2025 04:25 PM IST

Netanyahu visits West Bank camp, tells army to step up raids after blasts

Netanyahu visits West Bank camp, tells army to step up raids after blasts

Netanyahu visits West Bank camp, tells army to step up raids after blasts
Published on Feb 21, 2025 09:37 PM IST
AFP |

Bus bombings in Israel: No injuries reported, investigations underway

Three parked buses exploded in Bat Yam, Israel, in a suspected militant attack, but no injuries were reported.

Forensic personnel inspect a bus following its explosion in Bat Yam, south of Tel Aviv, Israel(REUTERS/Nir Elias)
Published on Feb 21, 2025 10:24 AM IST
AP |

Why conservative American evangelicals are among Israel's strongest supporters

Why conservative American evangelicals are among Israel's strongest supporters

Why conservative American evangelicals are among Israel's strongest supporters
Published on Feb 06, 2025 02:23 AM IST
AP |

Movie Review: 'No Other Land' is a shocking look at Palestinian life under occupation

Movie Review: 'No Other Land' is a shocking look at Palestinian life under occupation

Movie Review: 'No Other Land' is a shocking look at Palestinian life under occupation
Published on Feb 06, 2025 01:28 AM IST
AP |

Two-year-old Palestinian killed in Israeli West Bank raid: Report

The two-year-old girl was shot in the head in her West Bank home on Saturday while she was eating dinner with her family

An Israeli soldier gestures during a raid on the Jenin camp for Palestinian refugees(AFP)
Published on Jan 28, 2025 09:32 AM IST
By | Edited by Ria Amol Wadikar

Israeli drone strike kills two in major ongoing West Bank operation

ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/WEST BANK (CORRECTED):CORRECTED-Israeli drone strike kills two in major ongoing West Bank operation

Israeli drone strike kills two in major ongoing West Bank operation
Updated on Jan 25, 2025 12:36 AM IST
Reuters |

Palestinian security forces accused of killing journalism student in West Bank

Shatha al-Sabbagh, the 22-year-old journalism student, was reportedly killed by a sniper from Palestinian security forces while with her family

The family of Shatha al-Sabbagh, a 22-year-old journalism student, said she was killed by a sniper with the Palestinian security forces(AFP/representational)
Published on Dec 29, 2024 01:42 PM IST
AP |

What the row over Ta-Nehisi Coates’s book reveals about free speech

The deep message of “The Message” is about narrow-mindedness, not Israel

This cover image released by One World shows
Published on Oct 24, 2024 08:00 AM IST
The Economist

Israeli soldiers fatally shot an American woman at a West Bank protest, a witness says

Israeli soldiers fatally shot an American woman at a West Bank protest, a witness says

Israeli soldiers fatally shot an American woman at a West Bank protest, a witness says
Updated on Sep 07, 2024 01:03 AM IST
AP |

US-Turkish dual citizen killed in anti-settler protest in West Bank

ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/WEST BANK-ACTIVIST (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV):UPDATE 3-US-Turkish dual citizen killed in anti-settler protest in West Bank

US-Turkish dual citizen killed in anti-settler protest in West Bank
Published on Sep 06, 2024 09:01 PM IST
Reuters |

Who was Aysenur Ezgi Eygi? Turkish-American killed in Israeli-occupied West Bank

Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a 26-year-old American activist of Turkish descent, was fatally shot and killed in occupied West Bank during a demonstration on Friday.

Turkish-American activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi was allegedly shot in the head by Israeli forces on Friday, September 6. She ultimately succumbed to her injuries in a hospital. (LinkedIn)
Published on Sep 06, 2024 07:57 PM IST

Eye on the Middle East | A West Bank watershed

Why did Israel open a fresh front in the West Bank?

Israeli bulldozers move on a street during a military operation in the West Bank city of Jenin, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
Published on Sep 01, 2024 09:00 AM IST

Israeli troops kill 5 Palestinian fighters inside West Bank mosque

The Israeli military killed 5 Palestinian fighters inside a West Bank mosque

The Nur Shams camp near the city of Tulkarem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on August 28, 2024. At least 10 Palestinians were killed in Israeli raids and strikes in several towns in the north of the occupied West Bank on August 28. (Photo by Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP)(AFP)
Updated on Aug 29, 2024 11:08 AM IST
Reuters |

Israeli launches operation ‘to thwart terrorism’ in northern West Bank

Israel has pounded central and south Gaza, killing almost 20 people. Expanding ground invasion has forced the UN to evacuate its aid for a second time.

Mourners react during the funeral of Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, at Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip.(REUTERS)
Published on Aug 28, 2024 06:00 AM IST
AFP |

Three Palestinians killed by Israeli strike in West Bank's Tulkarm camp, ministry says

ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/WEST BANK (UPDATE 1):UPDATE 1-Three Palestinians killed by Israeli strike in West Bank's Tulkarm camp, ministry says

Three Palestinians killed by Israeli strike in West Bank's Tulkarm camp, ministry says
Published on Aug 22, 2024 02:38 PM IST
Reuters |

Palestinians describe "brutal" West Bank settler attack

ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/WEST BANK-SETTLERS (TV, PIX):Palestinians describe "brutal" West Bank settler attack

Palestinians describe
Published on Aug 16, 2024 09:13 PM IST
Reuters |

Israeli forces continue West Bank raids

ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/WEST BANK (PIX):Israeli forces continue West Bank raids

Israeli forces continue West Bank raids
Published on Aug 07, 2024 09:55 PM IST
Reuters |

Israel quietly sends millions to unauthorised West Bank settlements

The government in Israel has been secretly funding several illegal West Bank settlements, apart from the ones that are recognised, according to Peace Now

The Israeli government has used millions of dollars to protect small, unauthorized Jewish farms in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and is helping them form full-fledged Israeli settlements.
Photographer: Ahmad Salem/Bloomberg(Bloomberg)
Published on Jul 23, 2024 10:13 AM IST
AP |
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