Now: A massive attack in the village of Susya. Dozens of settlers raided homes in the village, threw stones, smashed windows and vehicles, and assaulted residents and solidarity activists. Several residents were injured, and at least one was arrested by the apartheid regime that accompanied the attack.

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On March 24, 2025, Israeli settlers carried out a massive attack in the village of Susiya.

• Dozens of settlers stormed houses in the village, threw stones, smashed windows and vehicles, and assaulted residents as well as solidarity activists.

• These settler militias, backed by Israeli forces, blocking ambulances from accessing the area.

• Several residents were injured, and at least one of them was arrested by the apartheid regime that accompanied the attack.

• Hamdan Ballal Al-Huraini (director film 'No Other Land'), was abducted by settlers and soldiers, after he was injured during the attack. While being evacuated, he was taken out of the ambulance and arrested by the army. Requests to the army for an update on his whereabouts and condition were not answered.

• According to AFP, he was detained by the Israeli military, according to two of his fellow directors and other witnesses. The filmmaker Hamdan Bilal was one of three Palestinians detained in the village of Susiya, according to attorney Leah Tsemmel. Police told her they’re being held at a military base for medical treatment and she said she hasn’t been able to speak with them.

• Most residents are hiding in the mountains, fleeing for their lives as Israeli soldiers and settlers shoot at them and destroy their homes.

Mohammad Hureini statement on X

"My cousin Hamdan is still missing after being abducted by the Israeli army and extremists settlers during the terror pogrom on Susya village ,in Masafer Yatta . No one knows where he is until this moment, This is state-backed kidnapping !"

Basel Adra (co-director of 'No Other Land') on x

"I'm standing with Karam, Hamdan's 7 year old son, near the blood of Hamdan's in his house, after settlers lynched him. Hamdan, co-director of our film No Other Land, is still missing after soldiers abducted him, injured and bleeding. This is how they erase Masafer Yatta."

• On March 25, later on Tuesday, the police announced in a statement the release of the three Palestinians. "After their interrogation, the three men were released by the police under certain conditions (...) and on bail,".

• Basel Adra, who worked with Hamdan Bilal on No Other Land, posted a photo on X showing Bilal after his release, with his eyes closed and his t-shirt stained with blood. "Hamdan has been released and is currently in the hospital in Hebron receiving treatment. He was beaten by soldiers and settlers all over his body. The soldiers left him blindfolded and handcuffed throughout of military base last night."

• After his release, Hamdan Ballal claimed that it was the violent settler Shem Tov Luski was the one who hurt him behind the head with a rock, and that the settlers targeted him beacuse he was an Oscar winner.