Hany Abu Murad, mayor of Qusra village where the violence occurred, named the dead man as Essam Kamal who was in his mid-30s.

The Israeli army said it had used live ammunition after settlers and Palestinians began throwing stones at each other during the confrontation in Qusra, southeast of Nablus. This was also the scene on Sept. 5 of an arson attack on a mosque that was blamed on Jewish settlers.

Palestinians have recorded a marked increase in settler attacks on their property in the West Bank in last few weeks. Settlers held rallies this week to press their claim to the territory, highlighting their opposition to the Palestinians’ plans.

During Friday’s incident, the Israeli army said in a statement that 300 Palestinians had “incited a violent riot, during which Palestinians hurled rocks at security personnel.”

Qusra is one of the villages where Palestinian volunteers have recently set up a neighborhood watch in what they describe as an unarmed effort to deter settler attacks.

Palestinians complain that the Israeli army does little or nothing to protect them from the settlers, instead shielding the settlers.

B’Tselem, an Israeli human rights group, also says the Israeli authorities have failed to protect Palestinians and their property from settlers in the occupied territory.