US citizen killed in West Bank settler attack
SINJIL, WEST BANK, JUL 14 – Sayfollah Musallet was beaten for hours while protecting family land amid rising West Bank settler violence, with rights groups urging US-led accountability for this and dozens of attacks.
- Sayfollah Musallet, a 23-year-old dual US citizen from Florida, was fatally beaten during an incident in Sinjil, according to the Palestinian ministry.
- He was left bleeding for hours before emergency services could reach him, as stated by the Palestinian ministry.
- The U.S. State Department confirmed awareness of Musallet's death and emphasized that the safety of US citizens is a priority.
- A statement alleged that Musallet was 'brutally beaten to death by Israeli settlers' while protecting his family's land.
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U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on Tuesday called on Israel to “aggressively investigate” the death of Saif Musallet, a Palestinian-American man from Florida who was killed by Israeli settlers in the West Bank last Friday.In a statement posted to X, Huckabee called the incident a “criminal and terrorist act” and said “there must be accountability.”Musallet, 20, was attacked by Israeli settlers while visiting his family in Sinjil, a villa…
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