The Israeli Defense Forces and law enforcement officials are looking into allegations that Jewish settlers torched the Abu Bakr al-Taddiq Mosque in the Arab community of Tel, located near Nablus in the West Bank, according to reports from both Palestinian and Israeli sources on Monday.
According to reports, the perpetrators also spray-painted the words “revenge” and “price tag” on the mosque walls after starting the blaze.
The Palestinian Authority’s Religious Affairs Ministry described the incident through the PA-controlled news agency WAFA as a “nationalistic attack.”
In response to the incident, the IDF issued the following statement: “The IDF strongly condemns such incidents, including harm to religious institutions, and will continue to act resolutely to maintain security and order in the region.”
The PA ministry highlighted an increasing pattern of attacks on Islamic religious facilities, claiming that 45 mosques have been targeted in 2025, which they attribute to what they termed a “protection of the occupation.”
In a separate incident also occurring Monday, Israeli forces detained four teenagers suspected of planning an assault on military personnel in Karmiel, according to Israel’s domestic security service, Shin Bet. The security agency stated in their announcement that the suspects had “conspired to carry out an attack targeting soldiers in Karmiel” and noted that several of the individuals had undergone training and received instructions for executing their planned operation.
