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Settlers torch West Bank mosques as UN reports 580 attacks

7/31/2026

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Settlers burned mosques in Qusra and Kour villages in the West Bank this weekend.
The U.N. says settlers have launched at least 580 West Bank attacks this year.
Israeli forces raided 20 towns, demolished three homes and arrested more than 130 Palestinians.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed Palestinians for the violence and vowed to curb settler vigilantism.
Minister Bezalel Smotrich said new settlement decisions will be enacted on the ground.

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Settlers burned mosques in Qusra and Kour villages in the West Bank this weekend.
The U.N. says settlers have launched at least 580 West Bank attacks this year.
Israeli forces raided 20 towns, demolished three homes and arrested more than 130 Palestinians.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed Palestinians for the violence and vowed to curb settler vigilantism.
Minister Bezalel Smotrich said new settlement decisions will be enacted on the ground.