Israeli settlers torch Palestinian mosque north of Ramala

Israeli settlers set fire to a mosque in the Palestinian village of Jiljilya, located north of Ramala, local activists reported on Wednesday. Videos shared by activists show a group of settlers igniting the mosque in the early hours of the morning. Hebrew graffiti, including the word "revenge," was visible on the building's facade.

A fire truck arrived at the scene shortly after the blaze began, and the fire was extinguished. This incident is not isolated; on May 13, a 16-year-old Palestinian was killed in an attack involving settler militias and Israeli soldiers near Jiljilya. During that same attack, hundreds of livestock and tractors were reportedly stolen from Palestinian farmers.

Violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank has escalated over the past three years. Activists claim that border police and Israeli forces have not intervened to stop these attacks, which are increasingly carried out by settlers armed with military uniforms, even when off-duty. On the same morning, settlers from the illegal settlement of Yitzhar allegedly threw stones at a Palestinian home in the village of Burin, south of Nablus, according to the same group of activists.

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