US congressman says he was detained by armed Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank
Ro Khanna said settlers were armed with US-made weapons and Israel Defense Forces refused to intervene
The US congressman Ro Khanna says armed Israeli settlers detained him during a visit to the https://www.theguardian.com/world/israel">Israel-occupied https://www.theguardian.com/world/west-bank">West Bank recently, describing the experience as a first-hand view of the realities faced by Palestinians living under occupation.
In an interview with https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-democrat-ro-khanna-detained-by-israeli-settlers-during-west-bank-visit-2026-07-11/">Reuters on Thursday from a Palestinian village, the progressive US House Democrat from https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/california">California said his detention happened the previous day while his delegation visited an area of the southern West Bank that has experienced repeated attacks by Israeli settlers.
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