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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Melanie Lidman

West Bank mosques set on fire during weekend of settler violence

Children stand outside a mosque that was burned during an attack by Israeli settlers early in the morning in the West Bank village of Qusra, Sunday, July 26, 2026, as on its wall a Hebrew graffiti reads "Revenge Benayahu", referring to an Israeli settler killed during clashes with Palestinians in the village of Tell, last Friday. (AP Photo/Leo Correa) - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Two Palestinian mosques in the Israel-occupied West Bank have been set on fire in an apparent settler attack.

Officials said the incidents happened on sunday after a spate of deadly violence that killed four Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers.

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