House Democrat Ro Khanna says he was detained by armed Israeli settlers in West Bank

Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., claims to have been detained by Israeli settlers armed with U.S.-made firearms while visiting the West Bank.

Khanna and his team were surrounded by a group of West Bank settlers near the Palestinian village of Khirbet Zanuta on Wednesday, his office told The New York Times. The settlers were armed with American-made M4 machine guns, Khanna's office said.

When soldiers from the Israeli Defense Forces arrived, Khanna claimed they sided with the settlers. The...