(13 Jul 2025)
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Al-Mazraa a-Sharqiya, West Bank – 13 July 2025
1. Zoom-out from mourners on roof to mourners at funeral
2. Various of mourners praying
3. Various of funeral and the bodies of 20-year-old Sayfollah Musallet, a Florida native and his friend, Mohammed al-Shalabi, covered with a Palestinian flag being carried on stretchers ahead of burial
STORYLINE:
Funerals were held on Sunday for a Palestinian-American and a Palestinian friend of his in the West Bank, where violence between Israeli troops and Palestinians has been compounded by attacks on Palestinians by Israeli settlers.
The Palestinian American Sayfollah Musallet was 20 years old.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said Musallet, a Florida native, was killed after being beaten by Israeli settlers.
Diana Halum, a cousin, said the attack occurred on his family’s land.
Musallet’s friend, Mohammed al-Shalabi, was shot in the chest, according to the ministry.
On Sunday, their bodies were carried through the streets of Al-Mazraa a-Sharqiya, a town south of where they were killed.
Mourners, waving Palestinian flags, chanted "God is great."
In a statement Saturday, Musallet’s family said he was "a kind, hard-working, and deeply-respected young man, working to build his dreams."
It said he built a business in Tampa, Florida, and that he was deeply connected to his Palestinians heritage.
Musallet’s family said it wants the U.S. State Department to investigate his death and hold the settlers accountable.
The State Department said it was aware of the reports of his death but had no comment out of respect for the family.
Israel’s military has said Palestinians hurled rocks at Israelis in the area on Friday, lightly wounding two people and setting off a larger confrontation.
Palestinians and rights groups have long accused the military of ignoring settler violence.
AP video shot by Immad Isseid
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