Other MoA event in Palestine on Mon 23rd February 2026

A mosque was set on fire and graffitied with threatening messages early Monday in the village of Tell, south of Nablus in the northern West Bank, in an attack apparently carried out by extremist Israeli settlers.

Footage published by Palestinian media showed the charred entrance to the Abu Bakr al-Siddiq mosque, and the Hebrew phrases “revenge” and “price tag” spray-painted in black on the outer wall. Settler extremists often refer to violence against Palestinians as a “price tag” for Palestinian attacks and the dismantling of settler outposts by Israeli forces.

Palestinian news outlet Ma’an said the fire was set at the entrance to the mosque and damaged its gate and exterior before locals put out the flames.

The Israeli military said troops and police officers were dispatched to the village following “a report and documentation that were received retrospectively regarding suspects who set fire to a mosque and sprayed graffiti.”

“The forces began searches for the suspects, and the incident is being investigated by the security authorities,” the Israel Defense Forces said.