Israeli settlers burn down mosque near Jericho

Israeli settlers set fire to a mosque in the Arab al-Mleihat community, northwest of Jericho in the occupied West Bank, in the early hours of Sunday, Wafa news agency is reporting, citing local sources.

Hassan Mleihat, general supervisor of the local Al-Baydar Organisation for the Defence of Bedouin Rights, told Wafa that the settlers poured a flammable substance inside the mosque before setting it ablaze.

According to the report, the fire tore through the building, destroying it completely. Wafa added that the group also torched a tractor.

No casualties were reported.