Israeli settlers set fire to mosque, homes in West Bank

Israeli settlers allegedly set fire to a mosque and other structures in the occupied West Bank village of At-Tuwani overnight Sunday. An AFP reporter at the scene observed that the mosque's entrance was blackened by flames, and Hebrew graffiti adorned its outer walls.

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The entrance of the building was blackened by the flames.

According to Mohammed Rabie, the village chief, a group of about 20 settlers, some masked, were responsible for the arson. They also reportedly set fire to two other houses and a dairy farm. Residents emerged from their homes when the fires broke out, causing the settlers to flee.

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A group of about 20 settlers, some of them masked, set the fire.

Villagers managed to extinguish the blazes themselves. Israeli police stated they dispatched forces to the village following reports of ongoing violence and initiated an "investigation into the circumstances of the incident." Rabie confirmed that representatives from the Israeli army, police, and fire services inspected the site.

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The owners came out of the buildings, the settlers fled.

Since the start of the year, at least 1088 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli soldiers or settlers in the Palestinian territory, according to an AFP count based on data from the Palestinian Ministry of Health. In the same period, at least 46 Israelis, both soldiers and civilians, have been killed in the area, according to Israeli figures.

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The police stated that they sent forces to the village after reports of ongoing violence and initiated an 'investigation into the circumstances of the incident.'