Settlers set fire to mosque in West Bank as Israeli forces raid villages

Settlers also attacked a boy in a separate incident in the town of Beita, south of Nablus.Published On 14 Oct 202614 Oct 2026Israeli settlers have set fire to a mosque, an olive tree and a vehicle in the occupied West Bank, as Israeli forces continue to carry out raids across the territory.The settlers started the fires while raiding the village of Mikhmas early on Wednesday, according to the Palestinian news agency, Wafa.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3If Netanyahu goes, does anything really change for Palestinians?list 2 of 3Palestine weekly: Gaza marks year of ‘ceasefire’ with more Israeli killinglist 3 of 3‘Like we don’t exist’: Palestinians in West Bank denied say in Israel voteend of listReports online say the settlers spray painted racist slogans on the walls of the mosque, as well as other buildings and Palestinians’ homes.Pogroms carried out by settlers across the occupied Palestinian territory have surged since Israel launched its genocidal war on Gaza three years ago. Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have accused the Israeli government of facilitating settler violence in a push to expand Israeli control of Palestinian land.Elsewhere in the West ...