Le cinéaste « était blessé et ensanglanté » après l’attaque d’un « groupe de colons » contre sa maison, selon Yuval Abraham, autre réalisateur du film, lorsqu’il a été emmené par les militaires.
Hamdan Ballal, a Palestinian co-director of the Oscar-winning documentary "No Other Land," was arrested by the Israeli army in the West Bank on March 24, 2025, following an attack on his home by settlers. The army claims he was arrested for throwing stones at security forces, a claim disputed by witnesses. Two other Palestinians and an Israeli civilian involved in the incident were also arrested. The film, which documents the displacement of Palestinians in Massafer Yatta, has sparked controversy.
