Two Palestinians have been killed in an attack by Israeli settlers on a town in the north of the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian health ministry.
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.
It comes as negotiations between Israel and Hamas on a new Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal are on the brink of collapse.
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