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Israeli settlers torch and deface West Bank mosque as Ramadan begins

(23 Feb 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Tell, West Bank - 23 February 2026 1. Various of burned interior of mosque after it was allegedly torched by settlers 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Munir Ramdan, resident who lives near the mosque: “We were coming for the Fajr prayer. I noticed the electricity was cut off because we usually keep the minaret lights and the floodlights outside on. So I entered, and as I was going in, I saw that there was writing (on the walls). I said, 'There’s writing.' I was shocked when I opened the door; the fire had been burning here in the area, the glass was broken here, and the door was broken. They had poured gasoline in this area, broke the mosque’s tiles, and poured gasoline inside them, and then took the gasoline outside, and set the fire outside.” 3. Exterior shot of mosque with graffiti on wall reading (Hebrew) “Revenge” 4. Mid of people at entrance to mosque 5. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Munir Ramdan, lives near the mosque: “They were targeting religious matters, their intention wasn’t the stones themselves, but rather to target Muslims through their insults against the Prophet (Mohamed), peace be upon him.” 6. Wide exterior of mosque 7. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Munir Ramdan, lives near the mosque: “They appeared on the cameras, two settlers came on foot, carrying gallon of gasoline and can of paint. They slipped in from this area; their operation took five minutes, and then they returned the same way, back toward their settlement in the direction of Havat Gilad settlement.” 8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Salem Ishtayeh, resident of Tell: “These things are known, during the month of Ramadan, because it’s known that we have Taraweeh prayers and we are fasting. The provocation is directed especially at the person who is fasting, because you are fasting and entering a month of mercy and forgiveness from God. So they like to provoke you with words; it’s not that they are attacking you personally, they are attacking your religion, the Islamic faith.” 9. Close up of name of mosque, reading (Arabic): “Abu Bakr al-Siddiq Mosque” 10. Exterior of mosque STORYLINE: Israeli settlers allegedly vandalized a mosque in the Israeli-occupied West Bank early Monday, spray-painting offensive phrases and setting a fire, according to the Palestinian Authority’s Ministry of Religious Affairs Ministry. Worshippers coming for the first prayers of the day found the damage and a still smoldering fire, which spewed black smoke across the entrance of the Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq Mosque in the town of Tell, near Nablus, and stained the ornate doorway. “I was shocked when I opened the door," said Munir Ramdan, who lives near the mosque. "The fire had been burning here in the area, the glass was broken here, and the door was broken.” Security camera footage shows two people walking towards the mosque carrying gasoline and a can of spray paint, and running away a few minutes later, Ramdan said. The Religious Affairs Ministry said that settlers vandalized or attacked 45 mosques in the West Bank last year. The incident came as Muslims observe the holy month of Ramadan. “The provocation is directed especially at the person who is fasting, because you are fasting and entering a month of mercy and forgiveness from God,” said Salem Ishtayeh, a resident of Tell. “So they like to provoke you with words — it’s not that they are attacking you personally, they are attacking your religion, the Islamic faith.” The Israeli military and police said that they responded to the incident and were searching for suspects. AP video by Aref Tuffaha Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...