US Congresswoman Marie Newman has expressed her dismay over the beating to death of 80-year-old Omar Abdelmajid As’ad, a Palestinian-American man, during a raid into the village of Jiljilya in the occupied West Bank last week.

“I am deeply disturbed by reports of Israeli troops dragging, beating and leaving an 80-year-old Palestinian-American on the ground, where he later died of a heart attack,” said Newman in a tweet.

“I echo the State Department in demanding a full investigation into this incident.”

Rep. Betty McCollum also condemned the incident, describing it as a result of cruel Israeli occupation.

Source: Palestinian News & Information Agency