Israeli troops were dispatched to the West Bank village of Qusra overnight, after Israeli settlers set fire to a mosque and spray-painted Hebrew graffiti reading “Revenge.”
The IDF says troops scanned the area for suspects, but they “had fled before their arrival.” The soldiers also spotted the “arson and graffiti” in the village.
Later, Israel Police officers are set to enter the village with IDF escort to “collect testimony, findings, and evidence for the investigation.”
The army says it and other Israeli security forces “strongly condemn incidents of this kind, including harm to religious institutions, and will continue to act decisively to maintain security and order in the area.”
A mosque in the village of Kur, near Tulkarm, was also set on fire overnight, with Hebrew graffiti reading “Jewish blood is not free.” The IDF has not yet commented on that incident.
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