Israel asks PA for autopsy results of Palestinian who died during settler attack in West Bank

Israeli authorities have requested that the Palestinian Authority provide the findings of the autopsy of a Palestinian man who died during an attack by extremist settlers in the West Bank town of Silwad overnight, a military official says.

According to the PA’s news agency WAFA, Khamis Abdul Latif Ayyad suffocated while trying to put out flames after a home in Silwad was set on fire.

The IDF says it received reports of the arson attack and dispatched troops to the scene; however, all the suspects had fled by the time the forces arrived. During scans in Silwad, the IDF reports that Palestinians hurled stones at the troops, who responded with riot dispersal means. The soldiers also located a burnt-out car and graffiti left behind by the Israeli assailants, the army says. Police have launched an investigation into the arson and vandalism.

A military official says the IDF is aware of the reports that a Palestinian man died as a result of smoke inhalation while trying to extinguish a blaze.

“As part of the investigation into the incident, a request was made to the Palestinian authorities to receive the autopsy findings immediately upon completion of the procedure,” the official adds.