![Hebrew graffiti targeting Palestinians is seen on the exterior walls of Al-Rahmah Mosque following an alleged arson attempt during a raid by Israeli settlers in the village of Qusra near Nablus in the West Bank, Palestine, on July 26, 2026. [Issam Rimawi - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/AA-20260726-42070561-42070557-GRAFFITI_AND_DAMAGE_SEEN_AT_MOSQUE_AFTER_ISRAELI_SETTLER_RAID_NEAR_NABLUS-e1785417743798.jpg)
Israeli settlers have stepped up attacks in the occupied West Bank targeting mosques, after setting fire early on Tuesday to part of the Imad al-Din Zengi Mosque in the village of Bazariya, north-west of Nablus. Local sources said the settlers set fire to a room belonging to the mosque after failing to break into it and burn it down completely. They also spray-painted racist slogans on its walls. The attack brings the total number of mosques subjected to arson or attempted arson since the start of 2026 to at least eleven. The attacks began on 23 February, when parts of the Abu Bakr al-Siddiq Mosque in the town of Tell, west of Nablus, were set on fire. This was followed […]
