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Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said on Saturday he was detained for over an hour in the West Bank earlier this week by Israeli settlers and that the detention continued with Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers arrived on the scene. “Israeli settlers, brandishing American made M4s, detained me & other...
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Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said on Saturday he was detained for over an hour in the West Bank earlier this week by Israeli settlers and that the detention continued with Israeli Defense Forc...
California Democrat Ro Khanna says he was detained by Israeli settlers and then the Israeli military as he toured the occupied West Bank in the Middle East.
California Democrat Ro Khanna says he was detained by Israeli settlers and then the Israeli military as he toured the occupied West Bank in the Middle East.
California Democrat Ro Khanna says he was detained by Israeli settlers and then the Israeli military as he toured the occupied West Bank in the Middle East.
California Democrat Ro Khanna says he was detained by Israeli settlers and then the Israeli military as he toured the occupied West Bank in the Middle East.
California Democrat Ro Khanna says he was detained by Israeli settlers and then the Israeli military as he toured the occupied West Bank in the Middle East.
California Democrat Ro Khanna says he was detained by Israeli settlers and then the Israeli military as he toured the occupied West Bank in the Middle East.
California Democrat Ro Khanna says he was detained by Israeli settlers and then the Israeli military as he toured the occupied West Bank in the Middle East.
California Democrat Ro Khanna says he was detained by Israeli settlers and then the Israeli military as he toured the occupied West Bank in the Middle East.
California Democrat Ro Khanna says he was detained by Israeli settlers and then the Israeli military as he toured the occupied West Bank in the Middle East.
California Democrat Ro Khanna says he was detained by Israeli settlers and then the Israeli military as he toured the occupied West Bank in the Middle East.
Palestinians are mourning Mohammed al-Wahidi, a beloved aid worker in Gaza. He was killed by as Israeli airstrike while en route to a World Cup screening which he organized.
In an interview, Khanna recounts the fear at being detained and says anyone who visits the West Bank “would conclude that it is apartheid.”
Rep. Ro Khanna said armed Israeli settlers blocked and detained his delegation for more than an hour during a visit to the West Bank. He called the incident "lawless" and "unacceptable."
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said on Saturday he was detained for over an hour in the West Bank earlier this week by Israeli settlers and that the detention continued with Israeli Defense Forc...
A representative for Khanna, a California Democrat who is an outspoken progressive, said the confrontation occurred Wednesday in the middle of a three-day tour of the West Bank.
CNN described its team being blocked by settlers armed with wooden and metal rods and stones.
Rep. Ro Khanna said he was detained by Israeli settlers during his Wednesday trip to the West Bank.
The CNN crew was in Sinjil covering the one-year anniversary of Saif Musallet's death, a Palestinian-American killed by Israeli settlers in July 2025.
U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna said Saturday that he was detained by Israeli settlers “brandishing American-made M4s” while visiting the West Bank this week. “When the IDF arrived, they sided with the...
“Israeli settlers, brandishing American made M4s, detained me & other Americans on my trip to Palestine,” Khanna wrote in a social media post.
A congressman says he was detained by Israeli settlers and then the Israeli military as he toured the West Bank.
US Rep Ro Khanna speaks out about being harassed by Israeli settlers
Israeli forces kill Palestinian man near military zone in Khan Younis Israeli forces have shot and killed a Palestinian man in Khan Younis, near an area under military control, emergency se...
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) on Saturday suggested he was unlawfully detained in the West Bank, warning, “they made a huge mistake.” Khanna said in a post to X that he made a “trip to Palestine,”...
Representative Ro Khanna was barred from leaving for 90 minutes. Where past U.S. leaders toured the region to show support for Israel, today’s Democratic presidential aspirants are going to...
Khanna is the second Democrat considering a White House bid to visit the region this week.
Khanna, 49, was visiting the occupied West Bank when he was held for 90 minutes, he says.
Congressman Ro Khanna said members of the Israel Defense Forces spoke with the settlers and moved a car to block the road.
Democratic lawmaker Ro Khanna said he was detained by Israeli settlers armed with US-made rifles during a West Bank visit this week.
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 t...
Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., said his group’s van was surrounded by Israeli settlers armed with machine guns, while visiting an abandoned Palestinian village in the West Bank. An aide for Khan...
(KRON) -- Bay Area Congressman Ro Khanna said he was detained by Israeli settlers in the West Bank during his visit. "Israeli settlers, brandishing American made M4s, detained me & other Am...
A US politician said he was detained by armed Israeli settlers during a visit to the West Bank.
Network says reporters were headed to site where settlers allegedly beat American-Palestinian to death last year; several residents hurt by IDF riot control as settlers attack village
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Now: Wording Gap is 78/99 and story health is stable · 37 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.