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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-Oliel, 21, has been charged with murder, and a second suspect, a youth, as an accessory to murder. | Amiram Ben-Oliel, 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. | 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". | 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". |
| 'No trust' in judiciary | 'No trust' in judiciary |
| Investigations have focused on young Jewish extremists, based largely in the occupied West Bank. | Investigations have focused on young Jewish extremists, based largely in the occupied West Bank. |
| According to the indictment, Mr Ben-Oliel carried out the attack in retaliation for the killing of an Israeli settler in a drive-by shooting one month before the Duma attack. | According to the indictment, Mr Ben-Oliel carried out the attack in retaliation for the killing of an Israeli settler in a drive-by shooting one month before the Duma attack. |
| Saad's brother Naser was unconvinced by Israel's commitment to the prosecution. | Saad's brother Naser was unconvinced by Israel's commitment to the prosecution. |
| "We have no trust in the Israeli judiciary. They would not have launched an investigation were it not for the international pressure on them," he said. | "We have no trust in the Israeli judiciary. They would not have launched an investigation were it not for the international pressure on them," he said. |
| The arson case has been cited as a factor in a spate of attacks by Palestinians on Israelis across Israel and the occupied West Bank. | The arson 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 Jewish terror suspects. | |
| Lawyers for some of those detained over the arson attack allege their clients were tortured to extract confessions but this has been denied by the Israeli authorities. | Lawyers for some of those detained over the arson attack allege their clients were tortured to extract confessions but this has been denied by the Israeli authorities. |