Settlers Desecrate West Bank Mosque in Ramadan Attack
Amid rising Israeli settler violence, Palestinian mosque in the West Bank was defaced and set on fire during the holy month of Ramadan.
In the latest incident of surging Israeli settler violence against Palestinians, a mosque in the West Bank town of Nablus was targeted in an apparent arson attack during the holy month of Ramadan. The attackers defaced the mosque's interior with anti-Arab graffiti and set fire to the building, causing significant damage.
The attack on the Yasuf mosque is part of a broader trend of escalating aggression by Israeli settlers against Palestinian people and property in the occupied West Bank. Over the past year, settler vandalism, physical assaults, and even killings of Palestinians have increased dramatically, often with little to no accountability from Israeli authorities.
According to the Palestinian Ministry of Religious Affairs, this is the third attack on a West Bank mosque so far in 2023. Local officials condemned the latest incident as a
Source: Al Jazeera
