US ambassador urges Israel to prosecute attackers of American journalist
US Ambassador Mike Huckabee has described an attack on an American journalist in the occupied West Bank as a "despicable act of terror". He is urging Israel to prosecute those responsible.
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, who was appointed by President Donald Trump, has publicly condemned an attack on an American journalist in the occupied West Bank. He called it a "despicable act of terror" and urged Israeli authorities to bring criminal charges against those who carried it out.
The West Bank is Palestinian-populated territory that Israel occupies. An attack there on a US citizen has therefore prompted a public demand from Washington's envoy to a close ally's government.
What is known
The available source material is brief. It says Huckabee views the attack as terrorism and wants legal consequences. It does not make clear how the journalist was hurt, when and where the attack happened, or who exactly carried it out.
The available material also gives no information about the journalist's identity, the outlet they work for, or the response of Israeli authorities.
