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Published 19 Jun, 2012 07:59am

Palestinian Mosque torched by vandals

Suspicion has fallen on Jewish settlers angry over the government's plans to demolish 30 illegally built apartments in the West Bank.

The military said a blaze was set in a mosque in Kfar Jabaa early on Tuesday. The graffiti read, “The war has just begun, you'll pay the price.”

Settlers attack Palestinian and Israeli military sites to vent their anger over government settlement policy.

The Israeli state says it will comply with a Supreme Court order to raze 30 apartments built illegally on privately held Palestinian land by July 1.

Settler leader Dani Dayan condemned the assault on the mosque and said settler involvement wasn't out of the question. - Sapa- AP

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