Palestinian shot dead during Israeli settler attack on occupied West Bank village

Palestinian shot dead during Israeli settler attack on occupied West Bank village12 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleDaniel De Simone,Malak HassounehandKristina Völk,JerusalemSuppliedAlaa Subeih was killed during a settler attack on his village, a relative saidA Palestinian man was shot dead by an Israeli during a settler attack on a village in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday evening.A relative said Alaa Khalid Subeih, 28, was killed as he tried to defend a greenhouse from the settlers in Tayasir in the northern West Bank. A senior UN official also said he was killed by a settler.The Israeli military said he was shot by an off-duty soldier and accused him of throwing stones.Tayasir has been a focus of recent violence by settlers. Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank are illegal under international law.The killing came as ex-security chiefs warned that "government sponsored Jewish terrorism" was running wild in the West Bank and the Israeli government reportedly approved dozens more settlements.Tayasir is in an area of the West Bank that is supposed to be under the security control of the Palestinian Authority.Last month, a CNN crew covering violence there was detained by Israeli soldiers. The military later said there was an incident with the CNN team which involved "actions and behaviour" incompatible with what is expected of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).Saeb Subeih said his cousin Alaa, a school janitor, was "one of the finest young men in the village, one of the most decent, one of the best - a calm, respectful person who had no problems with anyone".He said settlers were in the area under "army protection".On Wednesday, he said, a group of settlers "raided the village" and Alaa was "executed" after defending a plastic greenhouse that belonged to him.Saeb Subeih said Alaa's body has still not been returned to his family by the IDF.Returning it, he said, is the only thing...