About 100 Palestinians marched on Joseph’s grave in the town of Nablus late Saturday and burned him before disbanding him, Israeli army spokesman Brig said. General Ran Kotsav said on Israeli Army radio. Photographs showed parts of the tomb broken and charred, as well as damage to a chandelier hanging from it, a water tank and an electrical closet, the Jerusalem Post reported. “We will not accept this kind of attack in a place that is sacred to us, especially on Easter Eve,” said Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. “It simply came to our notice then. Of course, we will make sure to rebuild what they destroyed, as we always do. “ The photographs showed parts of the tomb crushed and charred. Samaria Regional Council Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid also condemned the destruction of the shrine. “Attacking sacred places is an attack on the heart of a people,” Lapid wrote on Twitter. “We will bring the perpetrators to justice and repair Joseph’s tomb.” Defense Secretary Benny Gantz called the damage “extremely serious” and said he had sent a “sharp message” to the Palestinian Authority. About 100 Palestinians march on Joseph’s grave in Nablus.AP Photo / Sebastian Scheiner Palestinians set fire to Joseph’s grave before dismantling.Uriel Sinai / Getty Images There was no immediate comment from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s office. The Jews believe that the tomb is where the biblical patriarch Joseph is buried, while the Muslims say that it is the tomb of a sheikh. Although the tomb is in the hands of the Palestinian Authority, Jewish worshipers are escorted to the site several times a year in coordination with the Palestinian security forces. The bomber struck shortly after noon in front of a rally in Tel Aviv, killing at least three people and wounding several others. Israeli security forces search for gunmen after a suspected terrorist attack on Dizengoff Street, April 7, 2022. Ilia Yefimovich / image alliance via Getty Images Police take security measures on Dizengoff Street after an armed attack in Tel Aviv, Israel on April 7, 1922. Mostafa Alkharouf / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images The victims were among 14 people killed in the country since late March in a series of attacks by Arabs and Palestinians, including a 27-year-old Palestinian from the occupied West Bank who shot dead five people on a busy street in the Tel Aviv suburb. of Bnei Brack. Meanwhile, more than 20 Palestinians, many of them militants, have been killed by Israeli forces since January. Tensions have escalated further as the Muslim holy month of Ramadan this year coincides with the Jewish holiday of Passover. Israelis light candles after a shooting attack on Dizengoff Street on April 8, 2022. JACK GUEZ / AFP via Getty Images With Post cables
