[1] Two burning tyres were thrown through broken windows on the ground floor;[2] the fire and vandalism were discovered by worshippers arriving for prayers later in the morning.
[3][4] A star of David had been graffitied alongside the name of Migron, an unauthorised Jewish settlement about 25 kilometres (16 mi) to the south where Israeli police had dismantled three structures the previous day.
[5] Newspapers, as well as Rabbis for Human Rights, reported that the attack on the mosque was apparently part of the notorious "price tag policy" of certain factions amongst settlers.
[4] The Palestinian National Authority condemned the attack, pointing out that this was just one of several incidents of violent crime perpetrated by settlers in the West Bank.
The European Union's foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton released a statement saying, "Attacks against places of worship undermine the freedom of religion or belief which is a fundamental human right."