The Palestinian Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs stated that Israeli settlers stormed a mosque on Friday in Salfit Governorate, north of the occupied West Bank, and desecrated its sanctity.
The ministry explained in a statement that settlers stormed the "Al-Salam Mosque" in the town of Deir Ballut in the morning, took group photos inside its mihrab, and entered it with their shoes on, considering this "a violation of the sanctity of the place and a deliberate assault on mosques".
It confirmed that this incident comes in the context of the escalation of Israeli violations against Islamic holy sites in the West Bank.
The ministry called on international and human rights institutions "to assume their responsibilities in protecting places of worship and stopping the repeated assaults on them".
Since the start of the genocide war in Gaza on October 8, 2023, the Israeli army and settlers in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, have killed at least 1,105 Palestinians, injured about 11,000, in addition to arresting more than 21,000.
Meanwhile, the Israeli genocide with American support in Gaza has left more than 71,000 Palestinian dead and 171,000 injured, mostly children and women, and destruction affecting about 90% of the civilian infrastructure, with the United Nations estimating the reconstruction cost at about 70 billion dollars.
This incident comes in the context of the escalation of Israeli violations against Islamic holy sites in the West Bank.
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Ministry of Endowments: Settlers stormed a mosque and desecrated its sanctity in Salfit