"Israeli settlers set fire to the Hajja Hamida Mosque in the Palestinian village of Deir Istiya, near Salfit in the north of the West Bank, around dawn on Thursday, local residents told Al Jazeera. Photographs taken at the scene showed racist, anti-Palestinian slogans sprayed on the walls of the mosque, which was damaged in the blaze. Copies of the Quran the Islamic holy book were also burned."
"The Palestinian Ministry of Religious Endowments and Affairs condemned what it said was a heinous crime that highlights the barbarity with which Israel treats Muslim and Christian holy sites in the occupied Palestinian territory. Separately, two Palestinian children were killed on Thursday when Israeli forces opened fire during a raid in the town of Beit Ummar, near Hebron in the southern West Bank, the Wafa news agency reported."
Israeli settlers set fire to the Hajja Hamida Mosque in Deir Istiya near Salfit at dawn, spraying racist, anti-Palestinian slogans on its walls and burning copies of the Quran. The Palestinian Ministry of Religious Endowments and Affairs condemned the act as a heinous crime that underscores brutality toward Muslim and Christian holy sites in the occupied territory. Separately, two Palestinian children were killed when Israeli forces opened fire during a raid in Beit Ummar near Hebron. The incidents occur amid a record surge in settler and military attacks across the West Bank, including at least 167 olive-harvest-related settler attacks since October 1, with many injuries and thousands of trees damaged.
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