JILJILIYA, Palestinian Territories: Israeli settlers set fire to a mosque in a West Bank village on Wednesday, the local mayor said, while AFP journalists at the site saw signs of arson and vandalism. The incident comes amid an increase in attacks against Palestinian communities by settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank since the start of the Gaza war in 2023.

Israeli settlers torch West Bank vehicles, mosque: Palestinian reports, army

Israeli settlers set fire to a vehicle and attempted to burn down a mosque in the village of Burqa, east of Ramallah, on Sunday evening. The Palestinian news agency WAFA reported…