Attack on Qusra: US officials pressure Netanyahu

Senior US officials have called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to publicly condemn the siege of the Palestinian village of Qusra in Judea and Samaria, carried out by settlers. US Ambassador Mike Huckabee called the settlers 'Israeli terrorists'. Washington began protesting after it emerged that among the blocked homes was that of a Palestinian with American citizenship. Netanyahu has not yet commented.

Senior US officials have made an urgent appeal to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to publicly condemn the siege of the Palestinian village of Qusra in Judea and Samaria, carried out by settlers. This is reported by Reuters, citing American and Israeli officials. The siege has already drawn public criticism from the US: the American ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, known for his support of settlements, called the settlers who blocked a Palestinian home 'Israeli terrorists'. White House representatives are pressing Netanyahu to publicly condemn the incident. Washington began expressing protest after it became known that among the blocked homes was that of a Palestinian with American citizenship. Netanyahu has not yet made a public statement; his office and the White House did not respond to requests for comment. Earlier, Kursor reported that Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered the IDF to develop a plan to transfer authority to the Israeli police for maintaining order in Judea and Samaria, and at a meeting in Florida, US President Donald Trump and his advisers urged Netanyahu to reconsider Israel's approach to policy in the region.