Two Palestinians killed in Israeli settler attack in West Bank, health ministry says

A US citizen was beaten to death and a Palestinian shot and killed when Israeli settlers attacked Sinjil, the Palestinian health ministry says.

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Sayfollah Musallet, a 20-year-old dual US citizen from Florida, was beaten to death during the incident on Friday evening in Sinjil, the ministry said.

The second man, Mohammed al-Shalabi, also 23, died after being shot in the chest, it added.

The Israeli military said stones were thrown at Israelis near Sinjil and "a violent confrontation developed in the area". It added that security forces were looking into the reports of one Palestinian being killed, and the incident involving the second was under review.

The US state department said it was "aware of reports of the death of a US citizen in the West Bank", and that it had no further comment "out of respect for the privacy of the family".