U.S. ambassador calls settler siege of Palestinian homes a 'horrific act of terror'

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.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4592x3061+0+0/resize/4592x3061!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F81%2Fd1%2F5c5c12424f2b9f053c55496870e8%2Fap26224599849869.jpg' alt='Israeli soldiers stand guard next to settlers in front of Palestinian homes that they have blockaded in the village of Qusra, south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026.'/><p>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. </p><p>(Image credit: Nidal Eshtayeh)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-138574' />