US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has described violence by illegal Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank as “terrorism”, Anadolu reports.

“Israelis can carry out terrorism as well,” Huckabee told US-based News Nation on Wednesday. “But most of these people are not actual settlers who live there. This is a very small number, mostly of youth, angry and disaffected. These are thugs.”

The diplomat confirmed that there has been “an escalation” in settler violence against Palestinian civilians, which he described as “acts of terrorism.”

The ambassador said Israeli authorities are seeking to bring those accountable to justice.

“Those who are committing acts of terror, even if they are Israelis, they are going to feel the full force of the law.”

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