Settlers Burn Mosque in Douma Village South of Nablus

SadaNews: Settlers burned the "Muhammad Fayyad" mosque in the village of Douma, south of Nablus, in the early hours of this Thursday, and wrote racist slogans on its walls.

Local sources confirmed that the residents managed to control the fire before it spread to the entire mosque, with damages limited to its entrance only.

The Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs warned of the systematic increase in attempts to burn mosques in the West Bank during this Ramadan, pointing to the burning of the mosque in Douma and the racist slogans written on its walls, as a step to desecrate Islamic sanctities during the blessed month of Ramadan.

The Awqaf confirmed in a statement that these repeated attempts to burn mosques and their increase are merely part of a systematic plan by settlers to control the Palestinian land by undermining the safety and steadfastness of the Palestinian citizen in the West Bank, and the closure of Al-Aqsa Mosque to worshippers and i'tikaf during Ramadan is evidence of this plan.

The Awqaf praised our Palestinian people everywhere for their protection of their villages, mosques, towns, and cities despite the ferocity of the attacks and brutality from these extremists.