Two mosques were set on fire in separate attacks in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, according to Palestinian officials, who blamed Israeli occupiers for the incidents.
The official Palestinian news agency WAFA said a group of Israeli occupiers entered the village of Kur, south of Tulkarem, and set fire to a mosque, causing partial damage to the building and its interior.
The assailants also spray-painted racist graffiti on the mosque’s walls before leaving the area. Local residents were able to extinguish the blaze before it spread further.
The attack in Kur came hours after another fire targeted Al-Rahma Mosque, which was under construction in the town of Qusra, south of Nablus, WAFA reported.
Abdel Azim Wadi, the mayor of Qusra, said the fire destroyed wooden materials and construction equipment at the site.
The Palestinian Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs condemned what it described as a “heinous crime” against the mosque in Kur. The ministry said that 45 mosques across the occupied West Bank had been attacked by Israeli occupiers in 2025, alleging the incidents occurred under the protection of the Israeli army.