The IDF is hunting for suspects involved in the torching of a Jewish holy site in the Arab village of Awarta in Samaria near Shechem (Nablus).

A group of Arabs set the tomb, which is believed to be the grave of Eleazar the Priest (son of the biblical Aaron), on fire and posted a video of the site burning, along with songs of praise.

The IDF said that the suspects fled the scene before its arrival, adding that police and forensic investigators will examine the scene and collect evidence.

Just hours after the attack, Yossi Dagan, head of the Samaria Regional Council, was on site to conduct repairs.

“We are here not as private individuals but as emissaries of the entire people of Israel,” he said. “The enemies have behaved like ISIS time and again. They choose darkness, they choose to burn—we choose light, we choose life. Light will always triumph over darkness. We will also make a great repair in the settlement.”

A video posted online shows Dagan and volunteers cleaning and repainting the shrine, fixing the damage caused by the arson.

Because of the Palestinian Authority’s inability or unwillingness to protect sites of historical and religious significance, Israel has moved to take over protection of these sites, with the Foreign Ministry stating as its reason the “Palestinian Authority’s own record of neglect and complicity, which has allowed the ancient ruins to suffer rampant vandalism, theft, and desecration.”