Palestinians inspect damage at Nasser Mosque raided and set on fire by Israeli forces in Nablus, West Bank on March 07, 2025. [Nedal Eshtayah - Anadolu Agency]
Palestinians inspect damage at Nasser Mosque raided and set on fire by Israeli forces in Nablus, West Bank on March 07, 2025. [Nedal Eshtayah – Anadolu Agency]
Israeli occupation forces stormed several mosques in the old city of Nablus at dawn today, the Palestinian Information Centre reported, setting fire to Al-Nasr Mosque. They also prevented dawn prayers before arresting three Palestinians during the raid.
Eyewitnesses said the fire completely destroyed the imam’s quarters, damaging the mosque’s walls and carpets.
Al-Nasr Mosque is one of Nablus’s most significant historical landmarks, originally built as a Roman-era church before being converted into a mosque in 1187.
Local sources reported that the Israeli troops broke into several neighbourhoods of the city amid heavy fire of teargas and live ammunition.
Occupation forces also raided and violently searched several homes and detained three Palestinians.
The Palestinian Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs condemned the Israeli attack on the mosques before dawn prayers.
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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.
The Ministry of Endowments also called on the international community and international human rights institutions to intervene to stop and end such barbaric attacks against the mosques, many of which are historical heritage buildings.
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