West Bank mosque set on fire, graffitied with 'revenge' in apparent settler attack
The Times of Israel • • general
Key Points:
- A mosque in the village of Tell, south of Nablus in the northern West Bank, was set on fire and vandalized with threatening Hebrew graffiti by suspected extremist Israeli settlers.
- The Abu Bakr al-Siddiq mosque’s entrance was damaged, with phrases like “revenge” and “price tag” spray-painted, terms commonly used by settler extremists to justify violence against Palestinians.
- The Israeli military condemned the attack, dispatched forces to investigate, and emphasized its commitment to maintaining security, while the Palestinian Authority condemned the incident as part of ongoing racist incitement against Muslim and Christian sites.
- Settler attacks in the West Bank have increased significantly since October 2023, with a 27 percent rise in
