Israeli Military Raids Oscar-Winning Palestinian Filmmaker’s West Bank Home

Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker Basel Adra reported that Israeli soldiers raided his home in the West Bank while he accompanied injured family members to the hospital after an attack by Israeli settlers. During the raid, soldiers searched his wife Suha's phone and briefly detained his uncle. Adra described the incident as part of a pattern of intimidation and retaliation following his documentary No Other Land winning an Oscar, which depicts Palestinian residents' struggle against Israeli military actions in Masafer Yatta. Israeli military sources said the raid followed Palestinians throwing stones and injuring two Israeli civilians, though Adra denied any involvement in such acts and highlighted ongoing settler violence against Palestinians. The incident underscores heightened tensions in the region, with settler attacks and military responses escalating, as documented by UN and Israeli intelligence reports. Adra expressed that the system appears designed to terrorize Palestinians, especially those who document the conflict.