Israeli settlers burn mosque north of Salfit in West Bank
Settlers set fire to a mosque in the village of Marda, north of Salfit in the West Bank, writing racist slogans on its walls. | At dawn Friday, Israeli settlers set fire to a mosque in the village of Marda, located north of Salfit in the West Bank. ● Local sources told the Palestinian WAFA news agency that the settlers raided the eastern part of the village, set fire to the Birr al-Walidain mosque, and vandalized its walls with racist slogans. ● The sources further reported that villagers managed to extinguish the flames before they could spread throughout the mosque, with the damage confined to its entrance. ● Sheikh Othman al-Din, the Director of Salfit Endowments, condemned the attack on the mosque as a criminal act against a house of God. He urged the residents to remain vigilant, fearing that settlers may repeat this cowardly act.
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