U.S. citizen Sayafollah Musallet, 20, also known as Saif, was killed in the incident on Friday evening in Sinjil, north of Ramallah.

A 20-year-old American was allegedly beaten to death by Israeli settlers while visiting family in the West Bank, according to Palestinian health officials and his family.

Palestinian authorities and family members said Israeli settlers beat and killed a Palestinian-American man. Israel said the violence began when Palestinians threw stones at Israeli civilians.