# Israel Police Arrest Eight Suspects Over West Bank Mosque Arson and Graffiti

Israeli police arrested eight suspects linked to arson and anti-Muslim graffiti at a mosque in the West Bank.

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Israel Police confirmed on Tuesday that they arrested eight suspected arsonists in the southern Hebron Hills on Monday night. [^1]

The suspects are linked to vandalizing a mosque in Bazariya, northwest of Nablus, by setting fire to the structure and spraying anti-Muslim graffiti slogans in Hebrew on its walls. [^2]

Israeli forces fired tear gas into a mosque in Madama, near Nablus in the occupied West Bank, during evening prayers on a Tuesday in 2026, causing worshippers to struggle to breathe. [^3]

Israeli settlers attempted to set fire to the Nur al-Din Zanki Mosque in Bazariya, West Bank, on the same Tuesday in 2026, leaving burn marks and Hebrew graffiti on the building. [^4]

KAN News released a statement condemning threats against their military and security correspondent and analyst Roy Sharon. [^5]

The graffiti also named and threatened journalists from Israel's public broadcaster, KAN News, who reported on extremist settler violence. [^6]

The office of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas issued a statement warning of the dangers of an escalating religious war waged by Israeli forces and settlers against religious sites in the occupied West Bank, including the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. [^7]

The United Nations said in August 2026 that at least 76 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank this year and that some 3,800 people have been displaced by settler violence, demolitions, and evictions, with more than 1,430 attacks resulting in casualties or property damage. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. Israel Police confirmed on Tuesday that they arrested eight suspected arsonists in the southern Hebron Hills on Monday night. (The Jerusalem Post, News)
2. The suspects are linked to vandalizing a mosque in Bazariya, northwest of Nablus, by setting fire to the structure and spraying anti-Muslim graffiti slogans in Hebrew on its walls. (The Jerusalem Post, News)
3. Israeli forces fired tear gas into a mosque in Madama, near Nablus in the occupied West Bank, during evening prayers on a Tuesday in 2026, causing worshippers to struggle to breathe. (Al Jazeera, News)
4. Israeli settlers attempted to set fire to the Nur al-Din Zanki Mosque in Bazariya, West Bank, on the same Tuesday in 2026, leaving burn marks and Hebrew graffiti on the building. (Al Jazeera, News)
5. KAN News released a statement condemning threats against their military and security correspondent and analyst Roy Sharon. (The Jerusalem Post, News)
6. The graffiti also named and threatened journalists from Israel's public broadcaster, KAN News, who reported on extremist settler violence. (The Jerusalem Post, News)
7. The office of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas issued a statement warning of the dangers of an escalating religious war waged by Israeli forces and settlers against religious sites in the occupied West Bank, including the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. (Al Jazeera, News)
8. The United Nations said in August 2026 that at least 76 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank this year and that some 3,800 people have been displaced by settler violence, demolitions, and evictions, with more than 1,430 attacks resulting in casualties or property damage. (Al Jazeera, News)

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