The family of Saif Musallet, a 20-year-old U.S. citizen and Tampa resident killed during a trip to the West Bank, joined Islamic leaders on Monday to call for "urgent U.S. government action" in the aftermath of his death.

A 20-year-old American was allegedly beaten to death by Israeli settlers while visiting family in the West Bank, according to Palestinian health officials and his family.

The family of a 20-year-old Palestinian-American man they say was beaten to death Friday by Israeli settlers in the West Bank has called on the U.S. State Department to investigate the incident. “This is an unimaginable nightmare and injustice that no family should ever have to face,