Hyderabad, Nov. 1 -- Social media influencer Andrey Khrzhanovskiy, known as Andrey X, has recounted an attack by Israeli settlers in Umm al-Khair, in the Masafer Yatta area of the occupied West Bank, which took place overnight on Wednesday, October 28.

In a video posted on Sunday, November 1, Khrzhanovskiy said he and fellow activists were nearly killed after confronting settlers who had locked a gate, trapping families from more than 20 Palestinian communities inside their homes.

"We were nearly killed two days ago because we caught settlers locking the gate to 20 Palestinian communities, trapping entire families," he said.

He identified one of the alleged attackers as Tomer Liani, accusing him of stealing his phone, repeatedly punchi...