A mosque in the village of Duma, Nablus Governorate in the occupied West Bank was partially set on fire after Israeli settlers reportedly carried out an overnight attack, prompting strong condemnation from Palestinian officials. Residents said parts of the Mohammad Fayyad Mosque were set alight before racist graffiti was sprayed on the building’s walls. Local villagers were able to control the flames before they spread further, though damage was reported near the entrance of the mosque.

Palestinian leaders described the incident as another alarming development amid the ongoing genocidal war against Palestinians. Rawhi Fattouh, President of the Palestinian National Council, said the attack represented a grave act of violence against a place of worship and warned that assaults on Palestinian religious sites have intensified during the holy month of Ramadan. He argued that such incidents cannot be treated as isolated acts, pointing instead to a broader pattern of settler violence unfolding across the territory.

Officials from the Palestinian Ministry of Religious Endowments also raised alarm over what they described as a growing number of attempts to burn mosques throughout the West Bank in recent months. They said the attack in Duma, combined with ongoing restrictions on Palestinian worship at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, reflects a systematic effort to disrupt Palestinian religious life during a period of deep spiritual significance.

Civil society groups and campaigners have renewed calls for international action to protect Palestinian communities and their religious sites. They warn that without meaningful accountability, attacks on places of worship may continue to escalate while Palestinians remain exposed to violence across the occupied territory during the ongoing genocidal war.