Coverage dated October 14, 2026

Israeli settlers set fire to mosque in occupied West Bank

Headline from Al-Monitor

Israeli settlers set fire to a mosque and graffitied its outside walls on Wednesday in the occupied West Bank village of Mikhmas, Palestinian sources and the Israeli military said. Atta Kanaan, a Palestinian resident of Mikhmas who lives 50 metres from the mosque, told AFP that he heard the sound of…

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  1. Independent Journal Review

    Reports: Settlers Torch Mosque, Vehicle in West Bank (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Reports say Israeli settlers set fire to a mosque, a vehicle and an olive tree in Mikhmas in the occupied West Bank, while other accounts described attacks on Palestinian homes and property, road blockages and theft elsewhere. Israel’s military said it was examining the mosque attack; the U.N.

  2. Al Jazeera

    Settlers set fire to mosque in West Bank as Israeli forces raid villages (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Settlers also attacked a boy in a separate incident in the town of Beita, south of Nablus.

  3. Al-Monitor

    Israeli settlers set fire to mosque in occupied West Bank (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Israeli settlers set fire to a mosque and graffitied its outside walls on Wednesday in the occupied West Bank village of Mikhmas, Palestinian sources and the Israeli military said. Atta Kanaan, a Palestinian resident of Mikhmas who lives 50 metres from the mosque, told AFP that he heard the sound of…