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Sunday, February 2, 2025
Settlers torch mosque in Palestinian West Bank village
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleGianluca Pacchiani is the Arab affairs reporter for The Times of Israel
Israeli settlers set fire to a mosque overnight in the Bedouin village of Arab al-Mleihat northwest of the West Bank city of Jericho, according to Palestinian media reports.
A group of settlers is said to have poured a flammable liquid inside the building in the early hours of this morning, setting it ablaze and destroying it completely, according to Hassan Mleihat, an official from the local Al-Baydar Organization for the Defense of Bedouin Rights tells The Times of Israel.
No casualties are reported in the incident. No evidence is presented for the accusation against settlers.
The activist says that the Bedouin hamlet has been exposed to harassment by settlers in the past three years. Last September, 50 goats were poisoned there, the man recounts. The community is situated in a remote location and is far from the reach of fire trucks and rescue services, he adds.
The Israel Police does not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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