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Israeli settlers torch West Bank vehicles, mosque
Key takeaways
- According to the official Palestinian news agency Wafa, settlers carried out two attacks in the West Bank late on Sunday.
- In the village of Burqa, east of Ramallah, a group of settlers set fire to a car, broke down the door of a mosque and set its entrance alight before fleeing, Wafa reported.
- Witnesses told AFP that residents had managed to extinguish the blaze.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize Jerusalem: Israeli settlers torched vehicles and attempted to set fire to a mosque in the occupied West Bank Sunday, Palestinian news agency reported, as the Israeli military deployed troops to quell what it described as violent riots by “Israeli civilians.”
According to the official Palestinian news agency Wafa, settlers carried out two attacks in the West Bank late on Sunday.
In the village of Burqa, east of Ramallah, a group of settlers set fire to a car, broke down the door of a mosque and set its entrance alight before fleeing, Wafa reported.
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