{"id":1200,"date":"2026-02-23T10:07:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T10:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1newsnetwork.com\/?p=1200"},"modified":"2026-02-25T07:54:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T07:54:47","slug":"palestine-condemns-israeli-barbarity-after-burning-of-west-bank-mosque-by-illegal-settlers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/23\/palestine-condemns-israeli-barbarity-after-burning-of-west-bank-mosque-by-illegal-settlers\/","title":{"rendered":"Palestine condemns Israeli \u2018barbarity\u2019 after burning of West Bank mosque by illegal settlers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">45 mosques attacked by illegal settlers in West Bank last year, Ministry of Endowments says <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/haber.aa.com.tr\/#\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/haber.aa.com.tr\/#\"><\/a>The Palestinian Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs on Monday condemned the burning of parts of a mosque in the West Bank city of Nablus by illegal Israeli settlers as a crime reflecting \u201cthe barbarity of the Israeli racist incitement machine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese gangs attack Islamic holy sites and citizens\u2019 properties on a daily basis, with a systematic increase in its frequency and nature,\u201d the ministry said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It said that 45 mosques had been attacked by illegal settlers, under the protection of Israeli forces, last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to witnesses, illegal settlers raided the town of Tal, west of Nablus, early Monday and set fire to parts of the Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq Mosque.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The mosque entrance, and fa\u00e7ade were damaged by smoke, with settlers spray-painting racist slogans on its outer walls, including the name of the group \u201cPrice Tag.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPrice Tag\u201d is a right-wing group formed in July 2008, aiming to seize occupied lands, terrorize Palestinians, and prevent them from resisting the decades-long Israeli occupation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Burning parts of the Abu Bakr al-Siddiq Mosque \u201cclearly demonstrates the barbarity that the Israeli racist incitement machine has reached toward Islamic and Christian holy sites in Palestine&#8221;, the ministry said, calling it \u201ca blatant attack on Muslims and their sentiments\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"MOSQUE ENTRANCE SET ON FIRE\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AZrrpGYXD-U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRepeated attacks on holy sites, including arson, closure, and preventing the call to prayer are nothing but evidence of the fierce barbarity from which the occupation acts,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis crime has surpassed all religious laws and international regulations that guarantee freedom of worship and the establishment of places of worship,&#8221; the ministry added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>About 770 000 illegal Israeli settlers live in hundreds of settlements and outposts in the occupied West Bank, including 250 000 in East Jerusalem, committing daily attacks against Palestinian citizens with the aim of forcibly displacing them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the beginning of its genocidal war in the Gaza Strip in October 2023, the Israeli army and illegal settlers have intensified attacks in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Palestinians view the escalation \u2013 including killings, arrests, displacement and settlement expansion \u2013 as a step toward formal annexation of the occupied territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since October 2023, the Israeli army and illegal settlers have killed at least 1 117 Palestinians in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, injured about 11 500, and arrested around 22 000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a landmark opinion in July 2024, the International Court of Justice declared Israel\u2019s occupation of Palestinian territory illegal and called for the evacuation of all settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. &#8211; 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