Palestinian-American Teenager Shot and Killed by Israeli Settlers in Mukhmas

Nasrallah Abu Siyam, a Palestinian-American teenager, was shot and killed by Israeli settlers in the West Bank village of Mukhmas, northeast of Jerusalem — the second Palestinian-American killed by Israeli settlers in under a year. The killing drew heightened international attention given the victim's US citizenship. UN OCHA, Human Rights Watch, and the Palestinian Authority confirmed the incident. The shooting was part of the ongoing surge in settler violence: 26+ Palestinians killed in the West Bank in 2026 and 257 settler incidents documented in the three weeks since February 28, with only 3% of settler violence cases ever resulting in Israeli convictions per Yesh Din.