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Israeli forces conduct 'major raid' in West Bank's Rafidia, settlers set light to mosques in Tulkarem and Nablus
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<div class="field field-field-text"><p>Israeli forces have launched a "major raid" in Rafidia near Nablus, Al Jazeera is reporting.</p>
<p>According to the report, troops were also seen in Huwara assaulting a parademic and a civilian.</p>
<p>Wafa news agency reports that Israeli forces detained 16 Palestinians, including a woman and several former prisoners, in raids across Tulkarem and Jenin governorates on Sunday. </p>
<p>In Tulkarem, Israeli settlers set fire to parts of a mosque, spraying racist slogans on its walls in the village of Kur. The attack follows a similar one targeting a mosque under construction in the town of Qusra, south of Nablus.</p>
<p>The Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs condemned the attacks, highlighting that they form part of a systematic campaign targeting Palestinians and their religious rights.</p>
<p>In the central West Bank, Israeli settlers established a new illegal outpost in Deir Istiya town, while in Jenin, Israeli forces demolished a Palestinian home under construction in the village of Jalbun.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, Israeli media is reporting that police arrested nine people at a Tel Aviv demonstration opposing settler violence in the West Bank. It came a day after Israeli forces shot dead four Palestinians in the town of Tal, near Nablus.</p>
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