Claims are circulating that a group of settlers lynched Hamdan Ballal, co-director of the film No Other Land, severely beating him and causing head and stomach injuries with bleeding. However, the truth is that he was not killed. According to reports, Oscar-winning Palestinian director Hamdan Ballal was attacked by Israeli settlers during a clash in the southern West Bank village of Susya. Following the incident, he was detained by Israeli forces and later released.
Making a post on X (Formerly Twitter), @yuval_abraham wrote, “A group of settlers just lynched Hamdan Ballal, co director of our film no other land. They beat him, and he has injuries in his head and stomach, bleeding. Soldiers invaded the ambulance he called and took him. No sign of him since.”
A group of settlers just lynched Hamdan Ballal, co director of our film no other land. They beat him and he has injuries in his head and stomach, bleeding. Soldiers invaded the ambulance he called, and took him. No sign of him since.
— Yuval Abraham יובל אברהם (@yuval_abraham) March 24, 2025
Propaganda account @ShaykhSulaiman also made a post and wrote, BREAKING: A group of Israeli settlers just LYNCHED and BEAT Hamdan Ballal, Director of the movie “No Other Land.” Soldiers INVADED the ambulance he called and TOOK him. There has been NO sign of him since.
BREAKING: A group of Israeli settlers just LYNCHED and BEAT Hamdan Ballal, Director of the movie "No Other Land."
— Sulaiman Ahmed (@ShaykhSulaiman) March 24, 2025
Soldiers INVADED the ambulance he called and TOOK him.
There has been NO sign of him since.
Via: @yuval_abraham pic.twitter.com/j6zBhLWHUs
Several other users, influencers and propagandists have also disseminated similar claims. Their posts can be seen here: @haa__cham, @capemalay3, @yuval_abraham.
The truth behind the claims, Fact Check
As soon as the posts containing the claims came to our attention. Subsequently, we conducted research and analysis regarding the claims. We found that these claims are false and fabricated.
To verify the claims made by users. We performed a relevant keyword search and found multiple reports regarding the incident. According to reports (1, 2, 3, 4), Oscar-winning Palestinian director Hamdan Ballal was attacked by Israeli settlers during a raid in the southern West Bank village of Susya. Following the incident, he was detained by Israeli forces and later released. Hence, he was not killed.
Additionally, we found the IDF official statement, which stated, “Last night near Susiya, several Palestinians threw stones at Israeli civilians, damaging their vehicles. This led to a violent confrontation involving mutual stone-throwing between Palestinians and Israelis. When IDF and police forces arrived to disperse the clash, some Palestinians threw stones at them. The forces arrested three Palestinians suspected of attacking the security forces and one Israeli involved in the violence. An injured Israeli was taken for medical treatment. Claims that a Palestinian was arrested from an ambulance were denied.
אמש, מספר מחבלים יידו אבנים לעבר אזרחים ישראליים ופגעו ברכביהם סמוך לסוסיא שבחטיבת יהודה.
— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) March 24, 2025
לאחר מכן התפתח חיכוך אלים שכלל זריקות אבנים הדדיות בנקודה בין פלסטינים לישראלים.
עם הגעת כוחות צה״ל ומשטרה לאירוע על מנת לפזר את החיכוך, מספר מחבלים החלו לזרוק אבנים לעבר כוחות הביטחון.…
Therefore it is evident from verified sources that he was not killed.
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) March 26, 2025
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: Claims are circulating that a group of settlers lynched Hamdan Ballal, co-director of the film No Other Land, severely beating him and causing head and stomach injuries with bleeding. However, the truth is that he was not killed. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/40kOrl74Lp
Intent
Propagandists are circulating misleading claims about the attack on Hamdan Ballal to set their narrative.
Conclusion
Claim– Hamdan Ballal, co-director of the film No Other Land lynched by Israeli settlers in the West Bank.
Fact– According to reports, Hamdan Ballal was not killed. He was detained after a violent confrontation between Israeli settlers and Palestinians.
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