Israel-Gaza war live: US woman reportedly dies after being shot by Israeli troops at anti-settler protest
Palestinian news agency says that woman died after taking part in protest near Nablus in the West Bank

Tom Ambrose (now) and Sammy Gecsoyler (earlier), Fri 6 Sep 2024 14.42 BST

US citizen killed in anti-settler protest in West Bank, Palestinian news agency reports

A US citizen taking part in a protest against settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank died of her wounds on Friday after being shot in the head by Israeli troops, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported.

The Israeli military said it was looking into the report. There was no immediate comment from the US embassy.

Fouad Nafaa, the head of the Rafidia hospital in Nablus, told Reuters the woman arrived at the hospital in a very critical condition, with a serious head injury.

“We tried to perform a resuscitation operation on her, but unfortunately she died,” he said.

WAFA said the incident occurred during a regular protest march by activists in Beita, a town near the city of Nablus that has seen repeated attacks by settlers.

The American woman who was shot and killed in the West Bank on Friday was 26 years old, two doctors told the Associated Press.

Dr Ward Basalat said that the woman was shot in the head and died after arriving at the hospital.

Witnesses and Palestinian media reported that the woman was shot by Israeli troops while attending a pro-Palestinian demonstration against settlement expansion in the northern West Bank.

The Israeli military didn’t immediately comment on the shooting.

Dr Fouad Naffa, the head of the hospital, also confirmed the death of an American citizen.