A US citizen was beaten to death and a Palestinian shot and killed when Israeli settlers attacked Sinjil, the Palestinian health ministry says.

Israeli troops and police were deployed to the scene to restore order. According to a police spokesperson, six individuals were arrested, including two Israeli suspects, two left-wing activists, and one Palestinian. An Israeli military reservist was also detained but later released after being questioned.

SHARQIYA, West Bank (Reuters) -Frustration among Palestinians grew towards the United States on Sunday as mourners packed the roads to a cemetery in the Israeli-occupied West Bank town of Al-Mazr'a Ash-Sharqiya for the burial of two men,