Palestinians set fire to Jewish shrine

Two weeks of regional turmoil showed little signs of abating as Palestinians set fire to a Jewish shrine in the West Bank on Friday and the Islamist group Hamas called for a day of rage against Israel.

Israel's military said about 100 people rushed the tomb of the biblical patriarch Joseph, which is located in the Palestinian city of Nablus. They were pushed back by Palestinian security forces who arrived on site, but not before setting parts of it on fire.

"We view this incident with gravity and strongly condemn any attack on holy sites. We will find and arrest those who set the fire," the military said.