Israeli settlers kill 19-year-old Palestinian American, officials and witnesses say
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Key Points:
- Israeli settlers attacked the West Bank village of Mukhmas, killing 19-year-old Palestinian American Nasrallah Abu Siyam and injuring others during clashes involving settlers, residents, and Israeli forces; the Israeli military denied firing live ammunition.
- The Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed Abu Siyam's death, marking the first Palestinian killed by settlers in 2026 amid escalating settler violence and displacement in the West Bank, where 240 Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces and settlers last year.
- The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights accused Israel of war crimes and ethnic cleansing in the West Bank, citing forced displacement, military operations, and settlement expansion that have emptied dozens of Palestinian communities since the Israel–Hamas war began.
