Israeli-American motorist shot dead in West Bank

Israeli security forces examine the scene of a shooting attack near the West Bank city of Jericho (Mahmoud Illean/AP)

A suspected Palestinian gunman has shot dead an Israeli-American motorist in the occupied West Bank amid a fresh wave of violence that shows no signs of slowing.

The killing occurred a day after two Israelis were killed by a Palestinian gunman in the northern West Bank, triggering a rampage in which Israeli settlers torched dozens of cars and homes in a Palestinian town and one Palestinian was killed. It was the worst such violence in decades.