MPs have recounted witnessing acts of 'intimidation' from Israeli settlers during their visits to the West Bank. Father of the House Sir Edward Leigh said he witnessed two young settlers with submachine guns, while Labour MP Uma Kumaran said she had 'guns pointed' in her face when in the West Bank with the Foreign Affairs Committee. Last month Israeli tanks moved into the occupied West Bank for the first time since 2002, amidst a backdrop of increasing settler violence against Palestinians.