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Zionists torch West Bank mosque (in Photos)

Zionist settler torched a mosque in the north of the occupied West Bank before dawn on Tuesday.

The mosque, located in Lubban ash-Sharqiya some 10 kilometres (six miles) south of Nablus, was largely destroyed in the attack.

Israeli soldiers and Palestinians stand outside a mosque after a fire in the West Bank village of Libban al-Sharqia near Nablus May 4, 2010. Palestinians accused Jewish settlers of setting fire to the mosque in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, an incident that coincided with a U.S. envoy's mission to get Middle East peace talks going. Israeli security officers were at the scene investigating the fire but have not determined its cause.

 

The minaret of a mosque that was burnt in the West Bank village of Lubban Ash-Sharqiya, south of Nablus, on May 04, 2010. In the background the Jewish settlement of Ma'ale Levona. Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas blamed hardline Jewish settlers for a fire that gutted a West Bank mosque, saying it threatened US-brokered efforts to revive the stalled peace process. Israeli officials said earlier they were working with Palestinian investigators to establish the cause of the fire, suggesting it could have been set off by a short circuit.

 

A Palestinian man inspects a burnt mosque in the West Bank village of Lubban Ash-Sharqiya, south of Nablus, on May 04, 2010. Fire destroyed parts of the mosque in northern West Bank, which Palestinians blamed on Israeli settlers but which Israeli investigators said could have been caused by a short-circuit.

 

A Palestinian man reacts inside a burnt mosque in the West Bank village of Lubban Ash-Sharqiya, south of Nablus, on May 04, 2010. Fire destroyed parts of the mosque in northern West Bank, which Palestinians blamed on Israeli settlers but which Israeli investigators said could have been caused by a short-circuit.

 

An Israeli soldier stands inside a mosque after it was gutted by a fire in the West Bank village of Libban al-Sharqia near Nablus May 4, 2010. Palestinians accused Jewish settlers of setting fire to the mosque in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, an incident that coincided with a U.S. envoy's mission to get Middle East peace talks going. Israeli security officers were at the scene investigating the fire but have not determined its cause.

 

A Palestinian man and an Israeli soldier inspect the damage, caused by a fire, at a mosque in the village of Lubban Asharqiya near the West Bank city of Nablus, Tuesday May 4, 2010. Fire damaged the mosque on Tuesday, burning holy books and prayer carpets. Israeli military liaison officers and Palestinian police were in the village investigating.

 

Palestinian walk through a mosque after it was gutted by a fire in the West Bank village of Libban al-Sharqia near Nablus May 4, 2010. Palestinians accused Jewish settlers of setting fire to the mosque in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, an incident that coincided with a U.S. envoy's mission to get Middle East peace talks going. Israeli security officers were at the scene investigating the fire but have not determined its cause.

 

Palestinians inspect a burnt mosque in the West Bank village of Lubban Ash-Sharqiya, south of Nablus, on May 04, 2010. Fire destroyed parts of the mosque in northern West Bank, which Palestinians blamed on Israeli settlers but which Israeli investigators said could have been caused by a short-circuit.

 

A Palestinian reacts in a mosque after it was gutted by a fire in the West Bank village of Libban al-Sharqia near Nablus May 4, 2010. Palestinians accused Jewish settlers of setting fire to the mosque in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, an incident that coincided with a U.S. envoy's mission to get Middle East peace talks going. Israeli security officers were at the scene investigating the fire but have not determined its cause.