Israeli settlers have set fire in the last hours to two mosques in the West Bank, in the context of the rise in violent attacks that they have been carrying out in recent weeks against the Palestinian population in this occupied territory, an escalation that last Friday culminated in the murder of four West Bank residents during an incursion in the town of Tell.
The Palestinian Supreme Fatwa Council has reported the burning of a mosque in Kur, near Tulkarem, and another in Qusra, south of Nablus, without any victims being registered so far. In addition to the material damage, inside the mosque in Kur, racist slogans have been found, according to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA.
The Gulf Cooperation Council, which groups the Arab countries bordering the Persian Gulf, has condemned an "atrocious crime" and has demanded that Israel immediately put a stop to the actions of its settlers. The Secretary-General of the GCC, Jassim Mohamed al Budaiwi, has emphasized that what happened "constitutes a flagrant violation of International Law and Humanitarian Law, and a provocation to the feelings of Muslims around the world."
According to the regional body, these acts of vandalism add to an unbroken chain of "violations and attacks against the Palestinian people and their holy places," which are repeated "as a result of the continuous policies of protection and turning a blind eye to the attacks of the settlers, which fosters impunity and leads to a dangerous escalation that threatens security and stability in the region."