Israel ‘reviews’ wedding hall incident in occupied West Bank

The Israeli army has denounced an incident in which a wedding hall was set ablaze on Tuesday and sabotaged with graffiti written in Hebrew in the occupied West Bank, stating that an investigation will be launched.

“A report was received regarding Israeli civilians setting fire to a Palestinian event hall overnight in the area of Biddya… Upon receiving the report, Israeli security forces were dispatched to the scene and initiated a preliminary review of the incident,” read a joint statement issued by the Israeli army, police and the Shin Bet internal security service.

It added: “No injuries were reported. A joint inquiry has been opened by the Israeli Police and ISA”.