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U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee characterized the killing of Palestinian-American Sayfollah Musallet as a "terrorist act" and urged Israeli officials to conduct a thorough investigation.
In a strong statement, Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, has insisted on an aggressive inquiry into the death of 20-year-old Sayfollah Musallet, a Palestinian-American who died in violent clashes in the occupied West Bank. Musallet, visiting family, was killed in confrontations between settlers and Palestinians near Sinjil. Huckabee condemned the violence, asserting, “There must be accountability for this criminal and terrorist act.”Musallet’s death is part of a disturbing trend of rising violence against Palestinians amid the ongoing conflict with Hamas. The other casualty was identified as Mohammad Shalabi, aged 23, although details of the clash remain vague, with the Israeli military only stating that a violent exchange involved Palestinians throwing stones at Israeli civilians, leading to injuries. The U.S. Embassy has confirmed Musallet’s citizenship and ongoing investigations by Israeli authorities.
