Israeli soldiers recently restricted journalists from accessing certain Palestinian villages in the West Bank during a planned tour linked to the Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land,” which highlights Israeli settler violence against Palestinians. The film’s co-directors invited journalists to interview residents about rising settler aggression, particularly following the escalation of tensions post-Hamas’s October 7 attack.
In a video shared by co-director Yuval Abraham, an Israeli soldier explained that entry was prohibited due to a military order. Basel Adra, a Palestinian co-director, asserted that soldiers blocked media access to the villages of Khallet A-Daba and Tuwani, citing reasons related to public order and live-fire training zones. Adra expressed concerns that this military restriction aims to prevent global awareness of the situation on the ground.
Despite some journalists eventually gaining entrance to one village in Masafer Yatta, they were still barred from Tuwani, where Adra resides, and Khallet A-Daba, which has faced recent settler encroachment. Reports indicate that settlers commandeered caves in Khallet A-Daba, damaging resident property and grazing livestock on local lands—actions that have escalated since last month when the military demolished parts of the village.
“No Other Land,” directed by a team including both Palestinian and Israeli filmmakers, depicts the struggle against the demolition of Palestinian homes and settlements in the area. Following Israel’s military takeover of the West Bank in 1967, the region has seen extensive settlement growth, which Palestinians view as a barrier to achieving a two-state solution amidst ongoing military governance.
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