Tent used as a synagogue set on fire in West Bank, arson suspected

Published February 7th, 2016 - 10:30 GMT
Police say they suspect the arsonists were from the nearby Palestinian town of Halhul. (AFP/File)
Police say they suspect the arsonists were from the nearby Palestinian town of Halhul. (AFP/File)

A tent used as a synagogue dedicated to three Israel teenagers who were abducted and burned alive near the West Bank settlement of Karmei Tzur was set on fire on Saturday. There were no injuries, but several Jewish religious books were damaged or destroyed according to AFP.

AFP also stated that police suspect arsonists from the nearby Palestinian town of Halhul set the tent ablaze.

The synagogue was dedicate to three Israeli teens who were found dead in the area after they were abducted from a hitchhiking stop near Hebron in 2014, an incident which led to the 2014 Gaza War.

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