“No Other Land,” the story of Palestinian activists fighting to protect their communities in the West Bank, won the Oscar for best documentary.

“No Other Land,” the story of Palestinian activists fighting to protect their communities in the West Bank, won the Oscar for best documentary.

Basel Adra, another co-director, witnessed the detention and said around two dozen settlers — some masked, some carrying guns, some in Israeli uniform — attacked the village.

Basel Adra (from L to R), Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal and Yuval Abraham, winners of the Best Documentary Feature Film for "No Other Land," pose on March 2 in the press room during the 97th annual ...

FILE - Basel Adra, Palestinian co-director of the Oscar winner documentary "No Other Land", looks at a damaged car after a settler's attack in the village of Susiya in Masafer Yatta, south Hebron ...

Basel Adra, from left, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal, and Yuval Abraham, winners of the award for best documentary feature film for "No Other Land," pose in the press room at the Oscars on Sunday, March ...

Hamdan Ballal, co-director of the recent Oscar-winning documentary ‘No Other Land,’ was reportedly beaten by Israeli settlers in the West Bank before being detained by military forces ...

The collaboration between Israeli and Palestinian filmmakers follows activist Basel Adra as he risks arrest to document the destruction of his hometown at the southern edge of the West Bank, which ...

Basel Adra, another co-director, witnessed the detention and said around two dozen settlers — some masked, some carrying guns, some in Israeli uniform — attacked the village.