An Israeli military spokesperson said Monday that three Palestinians had been arrested after “violent clashes” erupted near the village of Susiya, Masafer Yatta.

Ballal – his face bruised and clothes still spotted with blood – recounted to The Associated Press how he was heavily beaten by an Israeli settler and soldiers the night before.

The Palestinian co-director of Oscar-winning film “No Other Land” Hamdan Ballal was beaten up by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, taken away by Israeli soldiers and detained overnight, according to his family,

Israel’s parliament has passed a state budget, a move that shores up Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition even as the embattled leader faces mounting public pressure over the war in Gaza and the hostage crisis.

Israel’s parliament approved the state budget for this year, boosting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after days of market turmoil related to the conflict in Gaza and the government trying to fire top officials.

Israel’s government passed a contentious budget in parliament on Tuesday, a political milestone that will help ensure the continued survival of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling coalition but provoked fierce opposition criticism.