Al-Hajja Hamida Mosque in Deir Istiya after being set on fire by 'Israeli' settlers
Photos: 'Israeli' settlers set Palestinian mosque ablaze in West Bank attack
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- 'Israeli' settlers set fire to Al-Hajja Hamida Mosque in Deir Istiya, leaving racist slogans; locals contained the blaze.
Palestinian local sources reported on Thursday morning that settler militias set fire to a mosque in the occupied West Bank.
The arson occurred at Al-Hajja Hamida Mosque, located between the towns of Deir Istiya and Kifl Haris, northwest of Salfit. Settlers reportedly poured flammable materials at the mosque’s entrance and set it on fire, while also defacing its walls with racist and anti-Arab slogans.
According to activist Nazmi Al-Salman, local residents were shocked by the early-morning attack but managed to intervene in time, preventing the fire from consuming the entire mosque.
The assault took place during a raid on Deir Istiya, prompting local residents and civil defense teams to rush to the site and extinguish the flames, preventing them from spreading to nearby homes.
Observers described the attack as a stark example of escalating violence and incitement by 'Israeli' settler groups against Islamic and Christian holy sites in Palestine, warning that places of worship are increasingly unsafe amid ongoing assaults and crimes carried out by the occupation and its militias.
