Key facts
- Israeli settlers carried out arson attacks against Palestinian communities east of Ramallah.
- A mosque and multiple vehicles were set on fire.
- Locals intervened to prevent the mosque fire from spreading.
- An elderly man was reportedly doused with petrol.
- Additional vehicles were set on fire in the nearby town of Deir Dibwan.
Israeli settlers conducted a series of arson attacks targeting Palestinian communities east of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian sources. The settlers reportedly set a car ablaze before entering a mosque and igniting it. Local residents intervened to contain the fire. Reports also indicate that an elderly man was doused with petrol during the assaults. The violence extended to the nearby town of Deir Dibwan, where additional Palestinian vehicles were reported to have been set on fire. These incidents occur against a backdrop of increasing settler attacks throughout the West Bank.