Israeli settlers burn vehicles, attack mosque in West Bank

Israeli settlers torched vehicles and attacked a mosque Sunday in the occupied West Bank as Israeli army raids continued across Palestinian towns and villages.

In the village of Deir Abu Mashal, northwest of Ramallah, settlers attacked Palestinian residents while they were heading to agricultural lands south of the village, News.Az reports, citing Anadolu.

A local source told Anadolu that the settlers hurled stones at Palestinians, triggering confrontations before Israeli forces stormed the area to protect the settlers.

No injuries or arrests were reported.

In another attack in Deir Dibwan, east of Ramallah, settlers set fire to two vehicles and vandalized two others near the town’s western entrance.

Eyewitnesses told Anadolu that the two vehicles were destroyed while the other two sustained heavy damage before the settlers fled the scene. No injuries were reported.

Further east of Ramallah, settlers attacked the village of Burqa, torching a vehicle parked near Al-Nour Mosque and attempting to set the mosque ablaze after smashing its doors and setting fire to its entrance.

The attacks come amid increasing assaults by Israeli settlers targeting Palestinian property, places of worship and agricultural lands across villages east of Ramallah.

Meanwhile, Israeli army forces raided the town of Silwad and the village of Yabrud east of Ramallah, deploying military vehicles in the streets without reported arrests.

Israeli settlers also stormed the outskirts of Raboud village near Dura in the southern Hebron governorate, while Israeli forces raided the town of Beita south of Nablus, according to local sources.

News.Az 

By Nijat Babayev