Illegal Israeli settlers storm mosque of Doma, assault Imam

[ 08/12/2008 - 06:17 PM ]

NABLUS, (PIC)--

Tens of extremist illegal Israeli Jewish settlers on Monday raided the village of Doma to the south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus and opened fire in the air according to local sources. No injuries were reported.

The sources said that around 20 cars laden with extremist settlers, believed to be from the nearby illegal Israeli settlement of Magdoleme, raided the village of Doma, broke into the mosque and assaulted the Imam who tried to block their entry at the door.

Locals added that the IOF troops took their time to arrive at the scene.

The Ministry of Awqaf in the Gaza government has warned a few days ago that the extremist settlers might commit massacres at West Bank mosques.

Hundreds of extremist armed settlers have launched a campaign of assaults against Palestinian residents of the West Bank, mostly in the southern West Bank city of al-Khalil. These recent attack resulted in tens of casualties amongst Palestinians.

In mid-October, the settlers in the West Bank disrupted the olive harvest by attacking Palestinian farmers harvesting olives from their fields, assaulting them, uprooting their trees and steeling their harvest.

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