U.S. ambassador calls settler siege of Palestinian homes a 'horrific act of terror'

The Associated Press

Israeli soldiers stand guard next to settlers in front of Palestinian homes that they have blockaded in the village of Qusra, south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. Nidal Eshtayeh/AP hide caption

JERUSALEM — The U.S. Ambassador to Israel condemned the actions of Jewish settlers who are besieging the home of an American Palestinian family in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee called the siege a "horrific act of terror."

U.S. ambassador calls settler siege of Palestinian homes a 'horrific act of terror'

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