US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee condemned the blockade and encirclement of Palestinian homes by illegal Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, calling the actions “terrorism.” The comments were made on Thursday, according to a report published on August 13, 2026. Al Jazeera reported that extremist settlers had been blockading several Palestinian homes near Nablus since Sunday.

One of the blocked homes belongs to a US citizen. Affected families said they had been prevented from obtaining food and daily necessities and had been completely cut off from their surroundings. Responding on X to criticism over alleged US embassy inaction in protecting American citizens, Huckabee said efforts to intimidate and severely harass a family were abhorrent and that such bullying had no justification.

Huckabee said the Israeli government was working, following a US request, to remove what he called “Israeli terrorists” from the area. The report noted that Huckabee had previously supported Jewish settlements in the West Bank and rejected the idea of a Palestinian state. Since the Gaza war began on October 7, 2023, settler attacks and violence against Palestinians in the West Bank have increased, the report said.