A US lawmaker has criticized the Israeli army after Indians detained him during a visit to Palestine Israel-Palestine War News

Democrat Ro Khanna accuses the military of supporting the settlers, warning that the Israeli military has made a serious mistake.

A Democratic U.S. lawmaker says he and his tour group were arrested by gun-wielding Israeli settlers on a trip to Palestine.

In a post On X Saturday, Ro Khanna criticized the Israeli army for supporting the settlers.

“When the soldiers (Israeli army) arrived, they cooperated with the occupants and continued to detain us,” Khanna wrote, saying he would release more details about the situation soon.

The incident has caused quite a stir Settler violence in the West Bank, which has been on the rise since Israel launched its deadly war on Gaza nearly three years ago.

Rights groups say the settlers have been encouraged by the Israeli government, while Amnesty International has criticized Israel for conducting a government-sponsored campaign of ethnic cleansing in the West Bank. Last month, several western countries to be allowed networks related to settler violence.

Khanna, who is considering running for US president in 2028, warned that Israel had made a huge mistake.

On Thursday, he told the Reuters news agency that “hoodlums … with machine guns” had arrested his group yesterday. “They block the road. Then they call (the Israeli army) and (the Israeli army) are on their side,” Khanna said.

He also said that the residents of the area had US-made guns.

In an interview with DRM News, Khanna said his experience in the West Bank and Israel was the “first time” he “realized that he was brown”.

The 21- and 22-year-old boys who had guns, are laughing to shut us up: “I saw arrogance in the eyes of the immigrants.

Cameron Kasky, an aide to Khanna who was in the group, said he was held for an hour and called for help from the US embassy in Jerusalem.

He said he was finally released and the police, who appeared to be police officers, intervened.

The Israeli military said soldiers and police intervened after receiving reports of squatters blocking cars near Khirbet Zanuta, a small Palestinian settlement where residents were forcibly displaced by violent attacks at the start of Israel’s 2023 Gaza war.

Israel, which has enjoyed extensive US support, has come under scrutiny in recent months, with both Republicans and Democrats calling for an end to US military aid.

Congress is reviewing new military spending legislation that, if passed, would deepen the US-Israeli security relationship. Republicans Thomas Massie and Khanna have been pushing lawmakers to end military aid to Israel.

Last week, Khanna said the House Rules Committee canceled a vote on a bill Massie introduced, which he co-sponsored, calling for an end to US funding for Israel’s military.