Israeli settlers kill Palestinians in West Bank attack, health ministry says6 hours ago Share Save David Gritten BBC News Reporting from Jerusalem Share SaveAFP Palestinians look on as a fire burns on a hilltop seized by Israeli settlers near Sinjil on 4 JulyTwo Palestinians have been killed in an attack by Israeli settlers on a town in the north of the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian health ministry. A family statement said he was "brutally beaten to death by Israeli settlers while he was protecting his family's land from settlers who were attempting to steal it". "Israeli settlers surrounded Saif for over three hours as paramedics attempted to reach him, but the mob of settlers blocked the ambulance and paramedics from providing life-saving aid." "After the mob of Israeli settlers cleared, Saif's younger brother rushed to carry his brother to the ambulance. The statement added: "We demand the US state department lead an immediate investigation and hold the Israeli settlers who killed Saif accountable for their crimes."