Under heavy guard of Israeli soldiers, about 1,000 Israeli settlers entered a village in the northern West Bank in order to pray on Monday night, the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported.Israeli forces imposed curfew on the village in order to allow the settlers to conduct religious services, the report said. Nearly 1,000 Israeli citizens entered the village at 2:30 a.m., according to the report.
The settlers not only prayed in the village, but they also stood in front of the local mosque and insulted the Muslim prophet Muhammad saying "Muhammad is not a prophet; he's just an Arab," according to the report.
The Israeli military said in response that such visits are conducted with coordination between Palestinian residents and the Civil Administration, which handles non-military matters in the occupied territories.