The occupation releases Israeli settler who killed a teacher, and the Prisoners' Club considers it "direct incitement."

The Jerusalem Magistrate's Court released settler Yanon Levy on Tuesday, accused of killing Palestinian activist and teacher Awda al-Hathalin in the village of Umm al-Khair in the Masafer Yatta area, south of Hebron.

The Magistrate's Court ordered his transfer to house arrest, despite the fact that the murder was documented in video footage and despite Levi's previous inclusion on sanctions lists in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom for his involvement in settler terrorism.

Al-Hathalin, 31, was killed on Monday by settler gunfire as residents of Umm al-Khair attempted to stop a bulldozer that had entered their agricultural land accompanied by settlers. Another Palestinian citizen was injured after being attacked with the bulldozer's hammer.

In the same context, the Palestinian Prisoners' Club stated that the Israeli occupation court's decision to release the settler accused of killing the martyr Awda al-Hathalin from Masafer Yatta is further evidence of the functional role played by the Israeli judicial system as one of the primary arms in entrenching Israel's brutal system.

The club explained in a statement issued on Wednesday that this decision perpetuates a policy of impunity and provides legal protection for perpetrators of crimes against the Palestinian people.

The club explained that the occupation's judicial system, including military courts, has been and continues to be one of the most prominent tools employed by the occupation to legitimize its crimes, consolidate its control over Palestinian land and people, and target their existence and fundamental rights through judicial procedures that appear "legal" but are essentially discriminatory, oppressive, and racist.

The Prisoners' Club added that the release of the killer and the scene in which the settler appeared before the court constitute a public incitement message to the settlers to kill more Palestinians.

He pointed out that the decision was not surprising in light of the dozens and hundreds of cases of field executions and deliberate killings carried out by occupation soldiers and settlers without any accountability, which reinforces the policy of impunity and creates an environment conducive to the commission of further crimes.

The Prisoners' Club stressed that the occupation's judicial system has been completely exposed during the ongoing war of extermination against the Palestinian people, pointing out that there is daily evidence confirming the level of racism to which this system resorts. It explained that if the case concerned a Palestinian, the court would have issued a life sentence against him, demolished his home, and collectively punished his family. Meanwhile, as part of the policy of systematic discrimination and apartheid, the occupation forces this morning arrested a number of members of the martyr Al-Hathalin's family in Khirbet Umm Al-Khair in Masafer Yatta.

In this context, the Prisoners' Club reiterated its call on the Palestinian national movement to seriously pursue a strategic decision to boycott the Israeli judicial system, which has perpetuated an unprecedented pattern of brutality since the start of the war of extermination. It also emphasized the need to strengthen human rights and legal efforts at the international level to hold perpetrators of grave violations accountable and end the exceptional impunity enjoyed by the occupation.

The club called on the international community to impose clear sanctions on the occupation authorities, which would place them in a state of legal and political isolation. It emphasized that the continued genocide and widespread crimes against the Palestinian people represent a direct threat to universal human values, and that its impact extends not only to the Palestinians but to all of humanity.

The Prisoners' Club affirmed in its statement that the Masafer Yatta area is a blatant example of the occupation's historical policy of colonialism and forced displacement. In recent years, particularly since the start of the war of extermination, the area has witnessed a marked escalation in systematic attacks, including field executions, the destruction and theft of civilian property, and mass arrests of hundreds of citizens, including women and children. Heavy fines have also been imposed as a condition for the release of detainees, as part of a policy aimed at emptying the land of its indigenous population.

On Tuesday, the occupation court in Jerusalem released settler Yanon Levy, accused of killing Palestinian activist and teacher Awda al-Hathalin in the village of Umm al-Khair in the Masafer Yatta area, south of Hebron.

The court ordered his transfer to house arrest, despite the fact that the murder was documented in video footage and despite Levy's previous inclusion on sanctions lists in the United States, Canada, and Britain for his involvement in colonial terrorism.

Al-Hathalin, 31, was killed on Monday by settler bullets while residents of Umm al-Khair were trying to stop a bulldozer that had entered their agricultural lands accompanied by settlers. Another Palestinian citizen was injured after being attacked with the bulldozer's hammer.

Despite the seriousness of the charges, which included "unintentional killing" and "discharging a firearm," the Israeli police did not object to the decision to release the settler and transfer him to house arrest. They also allowed the settler to meet his family members in the courtroom, an exceptional measure.

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