Uncle describes Palestinian-American citizen beaten to death by Israeli settlers as 'loving'
'Saif was a very rare soul,' Hesam Musallet said. 'He was very loving and caring. He would come to my house always, come to his grandmother, give her a hug, kiss her hand.
'Everyone who met him fell in love with him. He was loving and respectful.'
Hesam said he was 'like any other 20-year-old, who would go out with his friends, and watch comedy'.
Sayfollah was badly beaten by Israeli settlers in the village of Sinji, just north of the West Bank city of Ramallah.
Hesam said 'illegal Israeli settlers' and the Israeli military stopped an ambulance coming to help his nephew for three hours.
His brother witnessed him take his last breath and said he was 'gagging because of the pain', Hesam added.
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