Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank set fire to two mosques early Sunday as well as scrawling buildings with graffiti that local Palestinian officials near Nablus said called for "revenge."
"The mosque was in its final stage and was ready to receive worshippers. It had already been furnished with couches. They set it on fire and spray-painted Hebrew slogans on its walls," said Abdel Azim Wadi, head of the village council of Qusra outside Nablus.
The Israeli military confirmed that graffiti and traces of arson were found when they inspected the area.
"The security forces strongly condemn incidents of this kind, including harm to religious sites, and will continue to act decisively to maintain security and public order in the area," Israeli military authorities said in a statement.
Separately, Palestinian authorities said Israeli settlers had sought to burn a mosque near Kour and attacked Palestinian laborers at a stone-cutting facility near Ramallah.
