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.

The town of Taybeh is the last entirely Christian town in the occupied West Bank, representing “a unique presence in the region, a living testimony that dates back to the time of Christ”, they say. Jesus is said to have stayed in the town.

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.