Palestinians say Israeli settlers torch mosque and factory in West Bank village
On July 19, 2026, more than two dozen Israeli settlers, some masked, attacked the Al-Taqwa mosque in the Palestinian village of Al-Tuwani in the occupied West Bank, setting it on fire and spray-painting Hebrew graffiti on its walls. The attackers also torched two houses and a dairy factory run by women from the Masafer Yatta community, according to village council head Mohammed Rabie. Local volunteers extinguished the flames before they spread further. No casualties were reported. Israeli police said they deployed officers and are investigating. Palestinian activist Osama Makhamra noted the attack occurred near an Israeli military watchtower. The Palestinian Religious Affairs Ministry condemned the arson as a 'full-fledged terrorist act.' The incident comes amid a surge in settler violence, with the UN reporting an average of six attacks per day in the West Bank since the Gaza war began in 2023.
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