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Israelis charged over fatal West Bank family arson attack | Israelis charged over fatal West Bank family arson attack |
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Israeli prosecutors have charged two suspects over an arson attack on a Palestinian family's home in the West Bank last year that killed three. | Israeli prosecutors have charged two suspects over an arson attack on a Palestinian family's home in the West Bank last year that killed three. |
Amiram Ben-Uliel, 21, has been charged with murder, and a second suspect, a youth, as an accessory to murder. | |
At least two others have been charged over attacks on Palestinians. | |
The killing of Saad and Riham Dawabsha and their 18-month-old son, Ali, in the village of Duma last July sparked international condemnation. | The killing of Saad and Riham Dawabsha and their 18-month-old son, Ali, in the village of Duma last July sparked international condemnation. |
Another son, four-year-old Ahmed, is still being treated for his wounds. | Another son, four-year-old Ahmed, is still being treated for his wounds. |
The Dawabsha family were sleeping in their home when it was firebombed early on 31 July, and daubed with slogans in Hebrew, including the word "revenge". | |
Investigations have focused on young Jewish extremists, based largely in the occupied West Bank. | |
According to the indictment, Mr Ben-Uliel carried out the attack in retaliation for the killing of an Israeli settler last year. | |
The case has been cited as a factor in a spate of attacks by Palestinians on Israelis across Israel and the occupied West Bank. | |
It also prompted the Israeli government to approve the use of administrative detention - a procedure under which a military court can order suspects to be detained indefinitely without charge or trial - for suspected Jewish terrorists. |