Settler siege of Palestinian homes in the West Bank a ‘horrific act of terror,’ US ambassador says
Mike Huckabee called the attack a horrific act of terror as settlers blocked the family’s home and cut off food, water and electricity.
- On Thursday, U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee condemned the siege of a Palestinian American family's home in Qusra as a 'horrific act of terror,' stating the embassy is coordinating with Israeli military and police.
- Settlers began the siege on Sunday, surrounding three houses including the home of Palestinian American Loui Ridi, trapping occupants for days without fresh food or water supplies.
- Israel's military declared the siege 'illegal, reprehensible, and unacceptable' on Tuesday and designated the area a closed military zone, later dismantling two illegal outposts about 10 miles from Nablus.
- Qusra Mayor Abdel Azim Wadi reported that Israeli forces evacuated seven homes to take positions in the village, though settlers remain in other parts and roads were closed Thursday.
- Repeated clashes in Qusra, including a mosque fire last month following an Israeli settler's killing, demonstrate ongoing instability in the northern West Bank amid heightened regional tensions.
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“The actions of those who are carrying out these horrific acts of terror in order to intimidate and harass this family are disgusting,” said Mike Huckabee.
Firm defender of Israeli settlements, Mike Huckabee denounces intimidation of Palestinians in the West Bank.
For days, settlers had blocked the home of a family in the West Bank. Otherwise rather uncritical, the US ambassador Huckabee now finds sharp words.
In the West Bank, Israeli settlers continue to besiege a Palestinian family. The recent Israeli intervention remained unsuccessful.
Trapped and cut off: Palestinian families under settler siege in the West Bank
Loui Ridi began building a home in his native town of Qusra, in the occupied West Bank, for his two daughters. The girls grew up in Ohio, but family trips made them fall in love with their father’s Palestinian roots.
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