Settlers attack CNN crew in occupied West Bank, reporter says
CNN’s Jerusalem correspondent Jeremy Diamond says Israeli settlers attacked him and his team as they were reporting on the killing of an American in the occupied West Bank this week.
Diamond was in the occupied territory to speak with the father of 20-year-old Saif Musallet, who was one of two men killed by Israeli settlers on Friday.
“As we were covering this story, my team & I were attacked by Israeli settlers. The back window of our vehicle was smashed, but we managed to escape unharmed,” he wrote on X. “This is just a sliver of the reality many Palestinians face in the West Bank amid rising settler violence.”
Saif Musallat was just 20 years old. He owned an ice cream shop with his dad in Tampa.
On Friday, Israeli settlers beat him to death, according to his family.
Our interview with his heartbroken father & his quest for justice:https://t.co/5h0UgpjkOU
— Jeremy Diamond (@JDiamond1) July 14, 2025
Democrat ‘horrified by brutal murder’ of Palestinian American in West Bank
US Congressman Jerrold Nadler says the “brutal murder” of 20‑year‑old Palestinian American Sayfollah Musallet reflects “epidemic levels” of violence in the occupied West Bank.
“Reports that the settlers prevented ambulances from reaching the victims and IDF [Israeli army] soldiers were also present but failed to intervene are deeply disturbing,” Nadler wrote in a social media post.
Nadler called on other members of Congress to support his West Bank Violence Prevention Act, “to prevent these kinds of acts of violence in the West Bank and to punish all those who commit such acts in the West Bank, regardless of their nationality”.
US envoy demands investigation after American killed by settlers
Mike Huckabee, US ambassador to Israel, has called on Israeli authorities to “aggressively” investigate the killing of an American citizen beaten to death in the occupied West Bank.
Saif Musallet was attacked on Friday. His family said Israeli settlers surrounded him for three hours and assaulted medics who tried to reach him. “There must be accountability for this criminal and terrorist act. Saif was just 20 years old,” Huckabee wrote in a post on X.
In a statement, the family described Saif as a “kind, hard-working, and deeply respected young man, working to build his dreams”.
Since 2022, Israeli forces have killed at least nine US citizens, including Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. None of those cases have resulted in criminal charges.
I have asked @Israel to aggressively investigate the murder of Saif Mussallet, an American citizen who was visiting family in Sinjil when he was beaten to death. There must be accountability for this criminal and terrorist act. Saif was just 20 yrs old.
— Ambassador Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) July 15, 2025
How are all those other investigations going Mike?
