# US ambassador to Israel condemns settler siege of West Bank Palestinians as ‘terror’

https://mins.news/en/item/21045

- France 24, 2026-08-13 09:14 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260813-us-ambassador-to-israel-slams-settler-siege-against-west-bank-palestinians-terror

> US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee denounced Israeli settlers’ siege of Palestinians in the West Bank village of Qusra as a “horrific act of terror.” He said Israeli troops intervened on Wednesday after a US request but failed to remove the settlers.

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