Report: Settlers set fire to a mosque in a West Bank village, no injuries reported

Nurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent

Palestinian media outlets report that settlers set fire overnight to a mosque in the village of Deir Istiya in the northern West Bank.

According to the footage, the fire caused damage inside the building and Hebrew graffiti was sprayed on the walls. Some of the graffiti reads, “We’re not afraid of Avi Bluth,” who heads the IDF Central Command, and “Muhammad is a pig.”

No injuries have been reported.

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