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Asharq Al-Awsat
08-03-2025
- Politics
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Palestinian Officials Accuse Israeli Forces of Damaging Historic West Bank Mosque
Palestinian officials denounced the partial burning of a historic mosque in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus on Friday, which they said had been carried out during a raid by Israeli armed forces. AFPTV footage from Friday showed Palestinians inspecting the blackened and partially charred interior of the al-Nasr mosque -- a landmark in Nablus' Old City. Witnesses interviewed by AFP said the military operation took place between 2:00 am and 6:30 am. When contacted by AFP, the Israeli army did not immediately provide official comment on its operations in the northern West Bank city. Local religious authorities said a total of six mosques had been targeted. The destruction came as Muslims marked the first Friday of the holy month of Ramadan. In a statement, the Palestinian Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs called the damage to the Nablus mosques "a serious attack in its size and timing", and condemned "a systematic plan... in the desecration of our holy sites, mosques and places of worship". Nablus endowments director Sheikh Nasser Al-Salman denounced "the Israeli occupation's barbaric invasion of Nablus mosques". In a statement, he accused Israel of "working hard to violate Islamic holy sites and mosques at an accelerated pace". Israel has been waging a weeks-long offensive in the northern West Bank that began around refugee camps regarded by Israel as bastions of Palestinian militancy. It has since expanded to more areas, displaced tens of thousands of people and saw the first deployment of Israeli tanks in the territory in 20 years. In a statement, the Nablus municipality condemned Israeli forces' "burning of the al-Nasr mosque, which is considered a historical mosque and an important heritage landmark inside the Old City". Nablus municipality mayor Husam Shakhshir said Israeli forces had obstructed firefighting crews and prevented them from reaching the scene of the fire.
Al Arabiya
08-03-2025
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Palestinian officials accuse Israeli forces of damaging historic West Bank mosque
Palestinian officials denounced the partial burning of a historic mosque in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus on Friday, which they said had been carried out during a raid by Israeli armed forces. AFPTV footage from Friday showed Palestinians inspecting the blackened and partially charred interior of the al-Nasr mosque, a landmark in Nablus' Old City. Witnesses interviewed by AFP said the military operation took place between 2:00 am and 6:30 am. When contacted by AFP, the Israeli army did not immediately provide official comment on its operations in the northern West Bank city. Local religious authorities said a total of six mosques had been targeted. The destruction came as Muslims marked the first Friday of the holy month of Ramadan. In a statement, the Palestinian Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs called the damage to the Nablus mosques 'a serious attack in its size and timing,' and condemned 'a systematic plan... in the desecration of our holy sites, mosques and places of worship.' Nablus endowments director Sheikh Nasser Al-Salman denounced 'the Israeli occupation's barbaric invasion of Nablus mosques'. In a statement, he accused Israel of 'working hard to violate Islamic holy sites and mosques at an accelerated pace.' Israel has been waging a weeks-long offensive in the northern West Bank that began around refugee camps regarded as bastions of Palestinian militancy. It has since expanded to more areas, displaced tens of thousands of people and saw the first deployment of Israeli tanks in the territory in 20 years. In a statement, the Nablus municipality condemned Israeli forces' 'burning of the al-Nasr mosque, which is considered a historical mosque and an important heritage landmark inside the Old City'. Nablus municipality mayor Husam Shakhshir said Israeli forces had obstructed firefighting crews and prevented them from reaching the scene of the fire.
Yahoo
08-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Palestinian officials accuse Israeli forces of damaging historic West Bank mosque
Palestinian officials denounced the partial burning of a historic mosque in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus on Friday, which they said had been carried out during a raid by Israeli armed forces. AFPTV footage from Friday showed Palestinians inspecting the blackened and partially charred interior of the al-Nasr mosque -- a landmark in Nablus' Old City. Witnesses interviewed by AFP said the military operation took place between 2:00 am and 6:30 am. When contacted by AFP, the Israeli army did not immediately provide official comment on its operations in the northern West Bank city. Local religious authorities said a total of six mosques had been targeted. The destruction came as Muslims marked the first Friday of the holy month of Ramadan. In a statement, the Palestinian Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs called the damage to the Nablus mosques "a serious attack in its size and timing", and condemned "a systematic plan... in the desecration of our holy sites, mosques and places of worship". Nablus endowments director Sheikh Nasser Al-Salman denounced "the Israeli occupation's barbaric invasion of Nablus mosques". In a statement, he accused Israel of "working hard to violate Islamic holy sites and mosques at an accelerated pace". Israel has been waging a weeks-long offensive in the northern West Bank that began around refugee camps regarded as bastions of Palestinian militancy. It has since expanded to more areas, displaced tens of thousands of people and saw the first deployment of Israeli tanks in the territory in 20 years. In a statement, the Nablus municipality condemned Israeli forces' "burning of the al-Nasr mosque, which is considered a historical mosque and an important heritage landmark inside the Old City". Nablus municipality mayor Husam Shakhshir said Israeli forces had obstructed firefighting crews and prevented them from reaching the scene of the fire. str-lma-acc/sco
Express Tribune
07-03-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
Al-Nasr mosque in West Bank's Nablus set ablaze during Israeli army raid
Listen to article The Israeli army on Friday raided several mosques in Nablus, located in the northern occupied West Bank, setting fire to the historic Al-Nasr Mosque in the Old City. According to the Palestinian official news agency Wafa, large Israeli military forces stormed multiple mosques, vandalizing their interiors. The agency reported that Israeli forces deliberately set fire to the Al-Nasr Mosque and blocked firefighters from extinguishing the blaze. Eyewitnesses told Anadolu that the fire completely destroyed the imam's quarters, damaging the mosque's walls and carpets. Al-Nasr Mosque, one of Nablus's most significant historical landmarks, was originally built as a Roman-era church before being converted into a mosque in 1187. The Palestinian Ministry of Religious Affairs condemned the Israeli raids on Old City mosques and the deliberate burning of the Al-Nasr Mosque. In a statement, the ministry said, 'Israeli forces stormed Al-Nasr Mosque in Bab al-Saha in the Old City at dawn today, set it on fire, and prevented Nablus municipal firefighters from extinguishing the blaze, causing extensive destruction.' 'Israeli forces raided several mosques in the Old City without warning, desecrating their interiors,' it added. Nablus Endowments Director Nasser Al-Salman also denounced the 'brutal Israeli assault' on Nablus's mosques. 'Such actions have been unprecedented since the Nakba of 1948, and they reflect Israel's blatant disregard for religious, moral, and international norms that guarantee the right to worship and access holy sites,' he said, according to the statement. Salman urged human rights and legal organizations to take immediate action to prevent Israel from continuing its violations against religious and historical sites. Tensions have been running high across the West Bank, where at least 930 Palestinians have been killed and nearly 7,000 others injured in attacks by the Israeli army and illegal settlers since the start of the Gaza war on October 7, 2023, according to the Health Ministry. In July, the International Court of Justice declared Israel's long-standing occupation of Palestinian territories illegal, calling for the evacuation of all settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
