# US ambassador to Israel visits Palestinian town hit by West Bank settler violence

https://mins.news/en/item/46562

- France 24, 2026-09-05 12:19 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260905-us-ambassador-to-israel-visits-palestinian-town-hit-by-west-bank-settler-violence

> US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee visited Turmus Ayya on Saturday, a Palestinian town in the Israeli-occupied West Bank repeatedly targeted by Israeli settler violence. Huckabee, a strong supporter of Israel and its illegal settlements in Palestinian territory, said acting against violent settlers was in the Israeli government’s interest.

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