She was shot and critically wounded by Israeli security forces stationed at the scene.
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Israeli leaders across the political spectrum have strongly condemned the firebomb attack and vowed to apprehend the assailants.
Less than two hours after the Beitar Illit attack, a 48-year-old man was stabbed and severely wounded in the town of Nabi Ilyas, near the settlement Alfei Menashe.
Muslim anger has been stoked by increasing visits made by Jewish groups and right-wing Israelis to the al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem, on a site also revered by Jews as Temple Mount.
It is unfortunate that pro-Israeli students, such as Ms. Silver, can not remove themselves from the anguish and guilt they must experience in supporting a state that maintains a status quo of racism and escalating police brutality (no quotes) resulting in the extrajudicial execution of Palestinian Arabs.
The Ministry said 60 Palestinians have been killed in the occupied West Bank, 18, including a mother and her child, have been killed in the Gaza Strip, and one in the Negev.
In October, Yair Lapid, an Israeli legislator from the centre-right Yesh Atid party, said Palestinians suspected of attacking Israeli soldiers or civilians “should be shot to be killed”. She was shot by the guard, and according to media reports later died.
He suffered critical injuries and succumbed to his wounds on Sunday at the Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem, police spokeswoman Luba Samri said in a statement on Sunday evening.
In addition to stabbings, Palestinians have also carried out shooting attacks and used vehicles to attack Israelis.
Israel responded overnight to a rocket launched from Gaza, which is controlled by militant Palestinian organisation Hamas.
According to the Palestinian Health Ministry, 80 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli occupation forces since the beginning of October and more than 3,000 Palestinian wounded in the escalating violence.
A number of Palestinians from the village across the road started protesting after she was shot dead.
American officials said Mr Obama would press Mr Netanyahu on what could be done to avoid confrontations between Israelis and Palestinians in the absence of a long-term peace deal.
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“This is going to be an opportunity for the prime minister and myself to engage in a wide-ranging discussion on a few of the most pressing security issues that both our countries face”, Mr Obama said at the White House before the meeting.
