Israel sends troops to settler siege as US ambassador slams 'act of terror'

Israeli forces on Thursday moved against rogue settlers laying siege to Palestinians amid unusually strong US criticism, even as Israel inaugurated an emblematic settlement elsewhere in the West Bank.

Israeli forces have moved against rogue settlers laying siege to Palestinians amid unusually strong US criticism, even as Israel inaugurated an emblematic settlement elsewhere in the West Bank.

Israeli settlers have besieged three homes in the occupied West Bank for several days, including one owned by a Palestinian American.

Israeli settlers have besieged three homes in the occupied West Bank for several days, including one owned by a Palestinian American, in what the U.S. ambassador called a ''horrific act of terror'' on Thursday.

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.

Israel sends troops into West Bank homes besieged by Jewish settlers  Reuters

The U.S. ambassador to Israel has condemned a siege by Israeli settlers of a Palestinian American family’s home in the Israeli-occupied West Bank

Settler siege of Palestinian homes in the West Bank a 'horrific act of terror,' US ambassador says  AP News

By Ali Sawafta QUSRA, West Bank, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Israeli troops took up positions inside Palestinian homes in the West Bank village of Qusra on Thursday, the mayor said, after settlers trapped Palestinian families this week in a siege Palestinians say is aimed at forcing them from their land. The siege began at the

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.

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

QUSRA: Israeli forces on Thursday (Aug 13) moved against rogue settlers who have besieged Palestinians amid unusually strong US criticism, even as Israel inaugurated a major settlement elsewhere in the West Bank.Settlers near Nablus since Sunday have blockaded Palestinian homes, including one owned by a US citizen, wit

Israeli settlers have been condemned by the US ambassador after the home of an American Palestinian family in the occupied West Bank was besieged.

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

Israeli settlers have blocked the homes of three Palestinian families in Qusra, cutting them off from food and supplies.

Mike Huckabee, a staunch defender of Israel, said Israel had intervened at the request of the United States to try to impose order.

Mike Huckabee, a staunch defender of Israel, said Israel had intervened at the request of the United States to try to impose order.

Settlers near Nablus since Aug 9 have blockaded Palestinian homes, with residents saying they have been cut off from food.

"The actions of those doing this to this family’s home are criminal," Huckabee continued. "The WH hasn’t 'intervened' because we have kept DC apprised of the situation already."