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Palestinians say Israeli settlers torch mosque, factory
More than two dozen settlers set the mosque and nearby property ablaze, and local volunteers stopped the fire before it spread further.
- On Sunday, July 19, 2026, over two dozen masked settlers attacked the Al-Taqwa mosque in Al-Tuwani, setting it ablaze alongside two houses and a dairy factory while spray-painting Hebrew graffiti on the walls.
- The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported that settler violence in the occupied West Bank has reached "unprecedented" levels, averaging six attacks per day since the 2023 Gaza war.
- After attackers fled, volunteer villagers extinguished the flames before they spread further, though the dairy factory run by women from the Masafer Yatta community suffered extensive damage, said village council head Mohammed Rabie.
- Israel Police officers from the Judea and Samaria Brigade responded overnight and are investigating a possible connection to a fire at Gilad Farm, while the Palestinian religious affairs ministry condemned the arson as "a full-fledged terrorist act."
- Palestinian activist Osama Makhamra alleged the attack took place in "full view of the Israeli army," noting a military watchtower stands near the scorched mosque as authorities coordinate with security agencies to locate suspects.
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Settlers torch mosque, factory in West Bank
Israeli settlers set fire overnight to a mosque in a village in the occupied West Bank, a Palestinian official said Sunday, as an AFP journalist saw the structure's entrance scorched and Hebrew graffiti sprayed on its walls. The incident came during a period of increased attacks against Palestinian communities by settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank since the start of the Gaza war in 2023. More than two dozen settlers, some masked, attacke…
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Leaning Left12Leaning Right6Center7Last UpdatedBias Distribution48% Left
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C 28%
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