Settlers torch West Bank mosques amid deadly clashes

Palestinian officials said Israeli settlers set fire to two mosques in the occupied West Bank overnight, with one report adding that cars and farmland were also torched. The arsons followed a clash near the village of Tal two days earlier that left four Palestinians and two Israelis dead. Israel has not commented in the supplied reports.

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Israeli settlers set fire to mosques, cars and farm land in West Bank, Palestinians say

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The latest attacks come two days after a clash between settlers and Palestinians near the village of Tal, which left four Palestinians and two Israelis dead.

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News24 Published 27 July 2026

Israel settlers torch two mosques as West Bank violence escalates

Palestinian officials said Israeli settlers set fire to two mosques in the occupied West Bank overnight, after deadly clashes in the territory left six people dead.

BBC Published 26 July 2026

Israeli settlers set fire to mosques, cars and farm land in West Bank, Palestinians say

The latest attacks come two days after a clash between settlers and Palestinians near the village of Tal, which left four Palestinians and two Israelis dead.

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