A 20-year-old American from Florida was once allegedly overwhelmed to dying by means of Israeli settlers whilst visiting his circle of relatives within the West Financial institution, in step with Palestinian well being officers and his circle of relatives.
Sayfollah “Saif” Musallet was once killed within the the city of Sinjil, north of Ramallah, in step with the Palestinian Well being Ministry within the West Financial institution.
A 2nd guy was once additionally shot useless within the assaults, in step with the well being ministry.
Musallet was once making an attempt to give protection to his circle of relatives’s land from Israeli settlers, who surrounded him for over 3 hours, blocking off the ambulance from attaining him, in step with his circle of relatives. He died earlier than making it to the clinic, they stated.
A piece of a fence constructed by means of Israeli forces is observed surrounding the West Financial institution village of Sinjil, July 9, 2025.
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He’s the 5th American killed within the West Financial institution because the warfare between Israel and Hamas started on Oct. 7, 2023, when 1,200 Israelis had been killed in a Hamas-led terrorist assault on southern Israel.
Musallet was once born in Florida, lived in Tampa, and ran a industry there, in step with his circle of relatives. He had traveled to the West Financial institution on June 4, they stated.
“He was once a type, hard-working, and deeply-respected younger guy, operating to construct his goals. Saif constructed a a hit industry in Tampa and was once identified for his generosity, ambition, and connection to his Palestinian heritage,” his circle of relatives stated in a remark.
An Israeli settlers outpost is observed on space subsequent to the West Financial institution village of Sinjil , July 9, 2025.
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The Israel Protection Forces stated it was once “conscious about stories referring to a Palestinian civilian killed and plenty of injured Palestinians on account of the disagreement, and they’re being appeared into by means of the ISA and Israel Police.”
The IDF stated rocks had been thrown at Israeli settlers adjoining to Sinjil, inflicting mild accidents.
“In a while after, a violent disagreement evolved within the space involving Palestinians and Israeli civilians, which incorporated vandalism of Palestinian belongings, arson, bodily clashes, and rock hurling,” the IDF stated.
Concrete blocks positioned by means of Israeli infantrymen after October 7, 2023, in step with native citizens, are observed at one of the most entrances of the village, impeding get entry to for Palestinians within the West Financial institution village of Sinjil, July 9, 2025.
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Musallet’s circle of relatives is not easy “the U.S. State Division lead an instantaneous investigation and hang the Israeli settlers who killed Musallet in control of their crimes.”
“That is an impossible nightmare and injustice that no circle of relatives will have to ever have to stand,” the circle of relatives stated in a remark.
The circle of relatives stated they call for “justice.”
Palestinians rush up a hill subsequent to fires as they are attempting to chase off Israeli settlers within the village of Sinjil, within the occupied West Financial institution on July 4, 2025.
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“We’re devastated that our loved Sayfollah Musallet (nicknamed Saif) was once brutally overwhelmed to dying by means of Israeli settlers whilst he was once protective his circle of relatives’s land from settlers who had been making an attempt to thieve it,” his circle of relatives stated.
ABC Information has reached out to the U.S. State Division for remark.
A U.S. State Division spokesperson instructed Reuters on Friday it was once conscious about the incident, however that the dep. had no additional remark “out of admire for the privateness of the circle of relatives and family members” of the reported sufferer.
4 different American citizens had been killed within the West Financial institution since Oct. 7, 2023. Tawfic Abdel Jabbar, 17, was once killed on Jan. 19, 2024; Mohammad Alkhdour, 17, was once killed on Feb. 10, 2024; Aysenur Eygi, 26, was once killed on Sept. 6, 2024; and Amer Rabee, 14, was once killed on April 6, 2025.
