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A day later, Israeli residents set fire to a mosque in the West Bank. Their president condemned the “shocking and serious” attack. Against the Palestinians.
A wall and some carpeting of a mosque in the Palestinian city of Deir Istiya were burned, as well as at least three copies of the Quran.
The settlers had also left lewd messages on the side of the mosque, including “We will take revenge again” and “Will continue to blaspheme”.
The article, written in Hebrew, references Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth, who on Wednesday condemned the “unacceptable situation” in the West Bank.
Mr. Bluth, head of the Army’s Central Command, said, “The reality of anarchist youth taking violent action against innocent civilians and security forces is unacceptable and extremely serious.”
“This should be dealt with sternly.”
His comments came after the attack by dozens of masked Israeli settlers The Palestinian villages of Beit Lid and Deir Sharaf were attacked. In west coast They set fire to vehicles and other property before clashing with Israeli soldiers on Tuesday.
It was the latest in a series of attacks that have provoked expressions of concern from top officials, military leaders and the Trump administration.
israelPrime Minister of benjamin netanyahu There has been no comment on the increase in violence.
Israeli army soldiers, who did not immediately respond to a request for comment, were present at the mosque on Thursday.
Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, the US Secretary of State marco rubio “There were some concerns about events happening in the West Bank spilling over and creating an impact that could undermine what we are doing in Gaza,” he said.
Young residents have carried out hundreds of attacks since the war broke out in Gaza two years ago. Attacks have intensified in recent weeks as Palestinians harvest their olive trees as part of an annual ritual.
The office says October was the month in which the highest number of attacks on settlers in the West Bank were recorded since the UN humanitarian office began tracking in 2006.
President Isaac Herzog described the attacks as “shocking and serious” and said the violence perpetrated by a “handful” of perpetrators “crosses the goal line”.
He said in a social media post that “all state authorities must act decisively to eliminate this phenomenon”.
Eyal Zamir, the Israeli army’s chief of staff, echoed Herzog’s condemnation of the West Bank violence, saying the army “will not tolerate a minority of criminals who tarnish the law-abiding public.”
He said the army was committed to stopping violent acts by settlers, which he described as contrary to Israeli values and that it “distracts the attention of our forces from carrying out their mission”.