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Israeli settlers burn two Palestinian mosques in new night of attacks
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Israeli settlers burn two Palestinian mosques in new night of attacks

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Named sources Context piece
  • Israeli settlers set fire to two Palestinian mosques in the West Bank early Sunday.
  • The attacks occurred in Qusra and Kur villages, with settlers painting Hebrew graffiti and writing vengeful messages.
  • The Israeli military condemned the acts, stating troops searched the area but found no suspects.

Israeli settlers torched two Palestinian mosques in the northern West Bank early Sunday, according to Palestinian news agency Wafa and local activists. One mosque, Al Rahma, was under construction in Qusra, south of Nablus. Settlers set fire to the building and tools, spray-painting "revenge" in Hebrew on the walls.

revenge

— Israeli settlersHebrew graffiti painted on the Al Rahma mosque in Qusra.

Shortly after, another mosque in Kur, south of Tulkarem, was attacked. Witnesses reported settlers set fire to the interior and wrote "Jewish blood is not free" on the walls. This act was reportedly in retaliation for the deaths of two Israeli soldiers on Friday, who were killed by a Palestinian. The Palestinian assailant also died in the confrontation, along with three other Palestinians.

Jewish blood is not free

— Israeli settlersHebrew graffiti written on the walls of a mosque in Kur, Tulkarem.

The Israeli military stated its troops searched the area for suspects but found they had fled before the soldiers arrived. The military "strongly condemned" any damage to religious institutions. Since the start of 2026, at least 87 Palestinians have died from Israeli fire, including 21 shot by settlers and the rest by the army, according to Palestinian Presidency data.

strongly condemned

— Israeli militaryThe military's official statement regarding the mosque attacks.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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