US diplomat calls Israeli settler siege of West Bank homes ‘act of terror’

Israeli settlers have blocked the homes of three Palestinian families in Qusra, cutting them off from food and supplies.The United States ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, has said a days-long siege of Palestinian homes by Israeli settlers amounts to “terror”.Huckabee, a staunch ally of Israel who has voiced support for Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, made the unusually critical comments on Thursday, after Israeli settlers besieged three Palestinian homes in the village of Qusra near Nablus, including one belonging to a dual US citizen.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Israel vows to keep troops in Lebanon, Gaza and Syrialist 2 of 3Israeli air strike kills one in northern Gazalist 3 of 3Palestinian women in Gaza face legal hurdles in divorce strugglesend of listPalestinian residents say they have been cut off from water, electricity and other critical supplies during the siege, which they describe as an attempt by the settlers to seize their land.“Actions by those who carried out this horrific act of terror meant to intimidate and harass this family are disgusting,” Huckabee wrote in a post on X. “No excuse for such thuggish behaviour.”The Times of Isr...