Israeli settlers torch two mosques in West Bank

Groups of settlers have also vandalized cars and set agricultural land ablaze in the occupied Palestinian territorie Multiple incidents involving Israeli settler groups occurred in the West Bank over the weekend, with two mosques and farmland set on fire, and other properties vandalized amid escalating violence against Palestinians.The latest attacks come two days after a major clash between settlers and locals near the Palestinian village of Tal, southwest of the city of Nablus. On Friday, a large group of settlers entered the village, prompting skirmishes with locals and ultimately triggering an Israeli military raid on Tal. At least four Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers were killed in the ensuing chaos under unclear circumstances, with both sides blaming each other.The Tal incident prompted an uptick in settler violence, and two mosques were attacked early on Sunday in the West Bank. A mosque under-construction was torched in the village of Qusra to the southeast of Nablus, and another one was set on fire in Kour, a Palestinian village southeast of the city of Tulkarm. The unfinished building was badly damaged by the blaze, while worshipers managed to extinguish the flames ...