US lawmaker says armed settlers detained his group in the occupied West Bank
A Democratic lawmaker from the United States says he and members of his tour group were detained by armed settlers during a trip in the occupied West Bank. Ro Khanna said the group was stopped near Khirbet Zanuta, a small Palestinian hamlet, and that the incident lasted for more than an hour. He also said the Israeli military later intervened, but that soldiers sided with the settlers and continued the detention.Khanna said on social media that the settlers were carrying rifles and that the Israeli army made a "huge mistake" by backing them. In comments to reporters, he said the... [Continue Reading]
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