Israeli settlers killed a 23-year-old Palestinian-American man in the West Bank, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health and an eyewitness, as settler violence against Palestinians ramps up in the occupied territory.

Saif al-Din Musalat was 'protecting his family's land from settlers,' according to his relatives, who accuse Israeli assailants of blocking ambulance ferrying him to the hospital

Sayfollah Kamel Musallet, who lived in Tampa and was an American citizen, his family said, was visiting relatives in the West Bank when he was killed.