US says attack on West Bank Palestinian church was 'act of terror' [View all]

Source: Reuters

US says attack on West Bank Palestinian church was 'act of terror'

By Reuters
July 19, 2025 11:54 AM EDT Updated July 19, 2025

RAMALLAH, West Bank, July 19 (Reuters) - U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee called on Saturday for the perpetrators of an attack on a Palestinian church in the occupied West Bank blamed on Israeli settlers to be prosecuted, calling it an "act of terror".

Huckabee said he had visited the Christian town of Taybeh, where clerics said Israeli settlers had started a fire near a cemetery and a 5th-century church on July 8.

"It is an act of terror, and it is a crime," Huckabee said in a statement, "Those who carry out acts of terror and violence in Taybeh – or anywhere – (should) be found and be prosecuted. Not just reprimanded, that’s not enough."

Israel's government has not commented on the incident, but has previously denounced such acts.

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