QUSRA, West Bank (VINnews) — Israeli forces intervened Thursday after settlers surrounded several homes in the West Bank village of Qusra for days, prompting U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee to condemn what he called a “horrific act of terror.”
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The incident began Sunday, when dozens of settlers gathered around three homes, throwing stones and blocking residents from leaving. Israeli troops later dismantled two illegal outposts near the homes and detained one Israeli, according to the military.
The Israel Defense Forces said the siege was “illegal, reprehensible and unacceptable” and deployed additional forces to restore order and protect residents.
Huckabee said the U.S. Embassy was coordinating with Israeli authorities over the incident and condemned actions intended to intimidate or harass the families.
The episode comes amid heightened tensions in the area. Israeli officials have repeatedly said that violence by individuals against Palestinian civilians is unacceptable and that security forces will act against those violating the law.
This is another lie. @usembassyjlm has been VERY involved & the IDF & Israel Police have gone at our request to remove the Israeli terrorists doing this. The actions of those doing this to this family’s home is criminal. The WH hasn’t “intervened” because we have kept DC… https://t.co/qrfnCYcOtB
— Ambassador Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) August 13, 2026
Here is evidence that @IDF & @israelpolice went to Qusra to remove illegal trespassers there to intimidate Palestinian residents. It's just not accurate to say @Israel nor @usembassyjlm did nothing to protect Palestinian homeowners/US citizens. pic.twitter.com/UMKyHqdtFJ
— Ambassador Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) August 13, 2026
To the leftists, residents of Tel Aviv are also settlers. It is time to annex the whole of Judea and Samaria and put the defense establishment on high alert level to establish facts on the ground. This should have been done in 1967.
Dear VIN: “West Bank”??? You know better.
Ambassador Huckabee says: ” It’s just not accurate to say
Israel nor @usembassyjlm did nothing to protect Palestinian homeowners/US citizens. “. However it sadly is very accurate to say @usembassyjlm did nothing to protect so many Jewish US citizens in Israel -throughout US State Department’s history
These baryonim in the WestBank need to be dealt with forcefully. They are terrorists plain and simple Bibi and Ben Gvir have looked the other way for far too long and frum media has abdicated its responsibilities by not reporting on the assaults and terror committed by these thugs