US demands ‘urgent’ investigation into Israeli killing of American teen in West Bank
by Alex Woodward
Jan 23, 2024
2 minutes
President Joe Biden’s administration is calling for an investigation into the killing of a 17-year-old Palestinian-American who was fatally shot by Israeli forces in the West Bank last week.
US officials are “devastated” by the killing of Tawfic Abdel Jabbar, a US citizen, and demand an “urgent investigation to determine the circumstance of his death,” according to US State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel.
Mr Patel told
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