US confirms citizen killed in West Bank as Israeli-Palestinian violence escalates
Extensive damage occurred in the West Bank village of Huwara after a night of torching and vandalism by Israeli settlers and following a deadly Palestinian attack earlier on Sunday that killed two Israeli brothers.
The State Department confirmed on Monday that a US-Israeli dual citizen was killed in a Palestinian attack near the town of Jericho following a night of deadly violence in the West Bank.
Spokesperson Ned Price said on Monday that an Israeli man killed near Jericho was also an American citizen.
"We condemn the horrific killing of two Israeli brothers near Nablus and the killing today of an Israeli near Jericho who we understand was also an American citizen," Price said.
The identity of the victim has not been released. He died from his wounds after being shot by a suspected Palestinian gunman.
