Overview

• The Israeli military has opened an official investigation into the July 11 beating death of Sayfollah Musallet, a Palestinian-American protesting an illegal West Bank outpost.
• No settlers have been arrested or charged in connection with Musallet’s death after an ambulance was blocked from reaching him for nearly two hours.
• The American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee has urged President Trump to lead a US-led probe and demand that Israeli authorities prosecute the perpetrators.
• Musallet, 23, was visiting family from Port Charlotte, Florida, when he was beaten unconscious by settlers near al-Mazra’a ash-Sharqiya.
• Human rights monitors report over 2,000 settler attacks on Palestinians since January 2024, underscoring a persistent pattern of impunity.