Palestinian shot dead during Israeli settler attack on occupied West Bank village

The killing came as ex-security chiefs warned "government sponsored Jewish terrorism" was out of control.

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A relative said Alaa Khalid Subeih, 28, was killed as he tried to defend a greenhouse from the settlers in Tayasir in the northern West Bank. A senior UN official also said he was killed by a settler.

The Israeli military said he was shot by an off-duty soldier and accused him of throwing stones.

Tayasir has been a focus of recent violence by settlers. Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank are illegal under international law.

The killing came as ex-security chiefs warned that "government sponsored Jewish terrorism" was running wild in the West Bank and the Israeli government reportedly approved dozens more settlements.