"They came from the nearby illegal Israeli outpost, Havat Ma'on. Israeli police and soldiers came on the scene and enabled the violence, Adra said. "The police, the army came when the settlers were attacking us," Adra told CNN. "They did not stop them. One of the settlers chased one of the solidarity activists, and he beat her on the ground. The soldiers were watching, didn't do anything.""
"When Adra accompanied him to the hospital, nine Israeli soldiers raided his home with his 9-month-old daughter inside, he said. They asked his wife for his whereabouts, searched her phone, and briefly detained one of his uncles. Adra was specifically targeted by settlers for making the documentary No Other Land, which won an Oscar earlier this year. "Look, it's the Oscar winner," settlers said, according to co-director Yuval Abraham."
Israeli forces raided the home of Oscar-winning director Basel Adra after settlers attacked al-Tuwani in Masafer Yatta. Settlers from the nearby illegal outpost Havat Ma'on injured two of Adra's brothers and one cousin during a confrontation. Israeli police and soldiers were present and did not intervene. One brother was run over by an all-terrain vehicle and required hospitalization. Nine Israeli soldiers raided Adra's home while his nine-month-old daughter was inside, searched his wife's phone, and briefly detained an uncle. Adra was prevented from returning to the village overnight due to a military blockade. Settlers targeted Adra because of his documentary No Other Land, which won an Oscar.
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