American man killed in West Bank call for accountability
BBC • • world
Key Points:
- Nasrallah Abu Siyam, a 19-year-old Palestinian-American, was fatally shot by an Israeli settler near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank during a confrontation involving settlers attempting to steal villagers' goats.
- Abu Siyam's family and witnesses reported that settlers fired shots amid clashes with villagers, while the Israeli military stated no IDF fire occurred and that soldiers used riot control measures.
- The incident marks at least the sixth killing of an American citizen by Israeli settlers or soldiers in the West Bank over the past two years, prompting calls for accountability from Abu Siyam's family.
- The US State Department acknowledged the death and is monitoring the situation, while the Israeli embassy in Washington is conducting an operational inquiry into the
