A funeral was held for the American Palestinians who were killed in the West Bank while Gaza was stopping shooting at

A funeral was held on Sunday for a Palestinian American and his friend who was He was killed in the West Bank occupied by Israel.

Saifallah Camille Moussalit, 20 years old, a citizen of Tamba, Florida, was killed with a confrontation with Settlers During the protection of his family’s land in the town of Singil, north of Ramallah, according to his family and the Palestinian Ministry of Health. His family told CBS News that he was supposed to return to Florida this week after visiting the family.

Moussalit’s friend, Mohamed Al -Shalbi, was shot in his chest, according to the Ministry of Health.

On Sunday, their bodies were transported in the streets of Al Mazrara, a city of South where they were killed. The mourners, who waved Palestinian flags, chanted, “God is great.”

“He worked in the ice cream store for his family in Tampa and he was loved by many people there. He was always nice and emotional.”

The US State Department spokesman confirmed on Saturday to CBS News that an American citizen died in the West Bank on Friday, but he referred questions about any investigation into the incident to the government of Israel. Meanwhile, the Musallet family said it wanted from the United States to investigate.

“We ask the US State Department to lead an immediate investigation and hold the Israeli settlers who killed Saif responsible for their crimes,” the family statement said.

The Israeli army said that the Palestinians threw rocks on the Israelis in the region on Friday, which led to two people gently wounding a larger confrontation.

Violence in the West Bank In a height, with the expansion of Israeli settlers their efforts to occupy land in the disputed area. The Palestinians and rights groups have been accused of the army for a long time Ignoring the violence of the settlers.

Musallet is the fifth American who has been killed in the West Bank since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war on October 7, 2023.

The ceasefire talks in Gaza continue

At the same time, Israel and enthusiasm did not appear closer to penetration in Talks aim to stop the war for 21 months Some Israeli hostages liberated. The indirect conversations started on an American suggestion for a 60 -day ceasefire a week ago in Doha, Qatar.

Prime Minister Israel Benjamin Netanyahu It was in Washington last week To discuss the deal with the Trump administration, but a new attached point appeared about the deployment of Israeli forces during the truce, which raised questions about the feasibility of a new deal, according to the Associated Press.

Israel wants to preserve the forces in what it says is an important land corridor in southern Gaza. Hamas looks at the insistence on the forces in this tape from the ground as evidence that Israel intends to continue the war once the temporary ceasefire ends.

In a statement on Sunday, Netanyahu’s office criticized Hamas for his refusal to accept the last proposal framework, saying that the terrorist group “fulfills unreasonable requests.”

Israel says it will end the war only once Hamas surrenders and disarmed it and goes to exile, something that he refuses to do. Hamas says it is ready to liberate all the remaining fifty hostages, who say less than half alive, in exchange for ending the war and complete withdrawal of the Israeli forces.

The 21 -month war arose when the Hamas terrorists attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, killing about 1,200 people and kidnapped 251.

More than 58,000 Palestinians were killed by more than half of them, more than half of them are women and children, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza in Hamas. The ministry does not differentiate between civilians and fighters in its account. The United Nations and other international organizations believe that the Ministry of Health numbers are the most reliable statistics on war victims.

Margaret Brennan

He contributed to this report.