West Bank mosques set on fire during weekend of settler violence
- 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.
- The violence comes as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard-line government has been accused of turning a blind eye to attacks by settlers against Palestinians, which is threatening to ignite widespread violence across the territory.
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- 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.
- The violence comes as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard-line government has been accused of turning a blind eye to attacks by settlers against Palestinians, which is threatening to ignite widespread violence across the territory.
Sources: The Independent