India, July 29 -- Prominent Palestinian activist Odeh Hathalin, who worked on an Oscar-winning documentary, died after he was shot by a Jewish settler in a village near Hebron in Israeli-occupied West Bank.

Odeh Hathalin, who was a consultant on "No Other Land," a film that documented Israeli settler and military attacks on the Palestinian community of Masafer Yatta, was shot in the village of Umm al-Khair.

Hathalin was "shot in the upper body" and later succumbed to his injuries. A second Palestinian was also injured in the attack after being beaten by the settler. He is currently admitted to a hospital, Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.

The Israeli Police has detained the Israeli civilian and he was later arrested for questionin...