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Palestinian Brother Welcomes Indictment, Questions Manslaughter Charge

2/17/2026

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Khalil Hathaleen, the brother of slain Palestinian Awdah Hathaleen, comments on Israeli prosecutors' plan to indict settler Yinon Levi.
He welcomes the indictment but says the proposed manslaughter charge does not rise to the level of the crime.
Yinon Levi was filmed recklessly firing his weapon after provoking residents in Umm al-Khair.

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Khalil Hathaleen, the brother of slain Palestinian Awdah Hathaleen, comments on Israeli prosecutors' plan to indict settler Yinon Levi.
He welcomes the indictment but says the proposed manslaughter charge does not rise to the level of the crime.
Yinon Levi was filmed recklessly firing his weapon after provoking residents in Umm al-Khair.