US Congressman Ro Khanna was detained for over 90 minutes by armed Israeli settlers brandishing American-made M4 rifles during a West Bank visit on July 9, 2026, in an incident confirmed by Guardian, BBC, NYT, CNN, and LA Times. The key factual dispute centers on the IDF's role: Khanna initially claimed they refused to intervene, but multiple news reports and IDF statements indicate that troops and/or police actually arrived at the scene, dispersed the settlers, and allowed vehicles to proceed. What remains unclear from the accounts is the precise timeline — specifically when exactly security forces arrived and whether there was any delay before they intervened.