The mosque entrance was set alight , Palestinian official said . The attack in the village of Deir Istiya was an apparent response to an incident last week in which Israeli settlers , Palestinians and Israeli forces clashed near the village of Qusra , south of Nablus . ` The attackers spray - painted the word ` ` ' by blood '' on the mosque , he said . The Israel Defense Forces says it was a so - called ` ` price tag '' attack . It was an apparent response to clashes last week between Jewish settlers and Palestinians .
The mosque entrance was set alight , Palestinian official said . The attackers spray - painted the word ` ` ' by blood '' on the mosque , he said . The Israel Defense Forces says it was a so - called ` ` price tag '' attack . It was an apparent response to clashes last week between Jewish settlers and Palestinians .