Israeli settlers torch a mosque and scrawl hateful messages despite official condemnation World Nov 13, 2025 12:43 PM EST

DEIR ISTIYA, West Bank (AP) — Israeli settlers torched and defaced a mosque in a Palestinian village in the central West Bank overnight, scribbling hateful messages in a show of defiance, a day after some Israeli leaders condemned a recent attack by settlers against Palestinians.

One wall and at least three copies of the Quran and some of the carpeting at the mosque in the Palestinian town of Deir Istiya had been torched when an Associated Press reporter visited Thursday.

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On one side of the mosque settlers had daubed graffiti, including “we are not afraid,” “

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