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Israeli settlers set fires and graffiti on West Bank mosques
The attacks followed a Friday clash near Tal that killed four Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers, and Netanyahu ordered a major West Bank security operation.
Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank early Sunday, Palestinian officials said, setting fire to two mosques and scrawling graffiti on buildings.
The violence came after an incident on Friday near the village of Tal, southwest of Nablus, in which four Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers were killed, according to the report. Palestinian local authorities said settlers provoked the confrontation, while the Israeli military said shots were fired by both sides.
The Sunday attacks are part of a broader series of clashes involving settlers this year, with the article citing UN and Palestinian Authority figures that dozens of Palestinians have been killed and hundreds wounded.
With Israel facing an election in October, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a major security operation against what he called terrorism against Israeli civilians, including reinforcing units in the West Bank and cancelling leave. Members of his government, including far-right finance minister Bezalel Smotrich, have called for annexation of the West Bank.