Overview

• 40-year-old Khamis Ayyad died in Silwad on August 1 after settlers torched cars and Israeli forces fired tear gas.
• Relatives and CAIR-Chicago have publicly pressed the US Department of Justice to open its own probe into the killing.
• Israeli authorities have not verified settler involvement or made any arrests in this case or the earlier death of Sayfollah Musallet.
• Rights groups say settler attacks and military raids have surged in the West Bank since the October 2023 Gaza war began.
• Ayyad raised five children in Cicero, Illinois before moving back to his native West Bank about five years ago to work remotely.