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Israeli settlers lit the fire Two mosques are fighting each other in the occupied West Bank during the Sunday hours, causing extensive damage and smearing it with racist graffiti.
The mosques are Al-Rahma in Qusra, south of Nablus, and one is in the village of Kour, south of Tulkarem.
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Residents of Israel also spray-painted the words “revenge on the Jews” as mosques were set on fire.
This is the latest incident in years of violence and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians by Israeli settlers and soldiers.
Palestinian officials say at least 45 mosques were destroyed or be burned by illegal settlers in the West Bank only in 2025.
On Friday, a group of Israeli settlers who are supposed to be banned from entering Palestinian territory entered the village of Tal (Tell), southwest of Nablus, sparking clashes with Palestinians.
According to Al Jazeera Arabicthe people forced them back, but the refugees returned within an hour, passing through the Havat Gilad settlement, which led to clashes and clashes between the unarmed Palestinians and the armed ones.
Farouk Ramadan, an unarmed resident, allegedly grabbed a gun from an armed Israeli and opened fire.
Meanwhile, four Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers were killed, while many others were injured.
Is Israeli violence in the West Bank common?
Data from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) shows that between January 1, 2025 and June 31, 2026, there were 3,033 attacks by Israel.
The governorate of Ramallah and el-Bireh recorded the most attacks that took place in the same period, with 881 incidents, followed by Nablus with 660 and Hebron with 497.
Since the start of Israel’s terrorist war on Gaza in October 2023, violence against Israeli immigrants in the West Bank has been on the rise.
Another 1,291 crimes were recorded in 2023, rising to 1,449 in 2024, 1,835 in 2025 and 761 in the first four months of 2026.
Every government in the West Bank has faced threats from its occupants in the past year.
Who are the Israelites living?
Settlers are Israeli citizens who live in illegal, Jewish-only areas, known as Cities of Israelbuilt on Palestinian land occupied by Israel in 1967.
Benjamin Netanyahu – Israel’s longest-serving prime minister – has encouraged settlement expansion since coming to power in 1996. undermining the 1993 Oslo Accordswhich called for people to be trapped in the villages and for the two countries to unite.
Earlier this year, for example, the Israeli government to be accepted the process to begin registering land in the West Bank is being implemented, meaning that it will end up expropriating land from Palestinians who cannot prove their ownership.
Today, about 10 percent of Israel’s Jewish population, which is between 600,000 and 750,000 people, lives in about 250 villages located throughout the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
Most of these sites are located near Palestinian settlements, which often lead to conflicts and restrictions on the movement of Palestinians.
Settler violence in Israel has displaced thousands of people
In recent years, illegal Israeli settlers have increased their occupation of Palestinian land and expanded illegal settlements, as part of an attempt to seize more Palestinian land.
In total, at least 1,988 Palestinians were displaced across the occupied West Bank in the first four months of 2026.
This is already 20 percent more than the 2025 figure for the whole year, according to statistics produced by OCHA.
Since January 2025, the largest displacement of Palestinians during the invasion has been seen in Ramallah (1,205), followed by Jericho (861) and Tubas (619).
Why are most of the demolitions and attacks in Area C?
As part of 1993 Oslo Accordsoccupied by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and Israel, the occupied West Bank was divided into three parts – A, B and C.
The agreement also provided for the establishment of the Palestinian Authority (PA) – an administrative body responsible for Palestinian internal security, governance and civilian affairs in the self-governing territory, for a period of five years.
Area A initially comprised 3 percent of the West Bank and grew to 18 percent by 1999. In Area A, the PA oversees many activities.
Region B represents about 22 percent of the West Bank. In all of these areas, while the PA controls education, health and the economy, Israelis have full control over foreign security, meaning they have the right to enter at any time.
Area C represents 60 percent of the West Bank. Under the Oslo Accords, control of the region was to be handed over to the PA. However, this did not happen, and Israel has full control over all aspects, including defense, planning and construction. Although Area C is the least populated area in the West Bank, with about 300,000 Palestinians compared to about three million in Areas A and B, the majority of demolitions and attacks on residents take place there, due to being under the full Israeli military and administrative control.
The Israeli Civil Administration does not issue building permits to Palestinians in the area, so almost all Palestinian buildings are considered illegal and subject to demolition.
