Daily Alert Archives

What Really Happened at Taybeh's Church?

(Press Service of Israel) An independent investigation has refuted claims that Israelis deliberately set fire to a 1,500-year-old church in the Palestinian village of Taybeh. An inspection of the footage of the incident reveals several young men from the adjacent Jewish farm running up the hill with fire extinguishing equipment and protective vests, attempting to put out the flames - not start them. Palestinian social media posts had labeled them as arsonists. One of the Israeli shepherds said he was in the field grazing the animals when suddenly, a fire started a few meters away. He called to report the fire and tried to smother it with his shirt. While he was doing that, several Palestinians came out shouting and throwing things at him. Furthermore, separate fires on July 7, 8, and 11 were documented in areas of pastureland dozens of meters away from the church compound. In all cases, a Jewish farmer whose farm is next to the church compound complained to the police that someone had torched the area where his shepherd was grazing.
2025-07-22 00:00:00
Full Article