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Palestinian toddler killed in 'Jewish settler' arson attack Palestinian toddler killed in 'Jewish settler' arson attack
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A Palestinian toddler has been burned to death in an arson attack by suspected Jewish settlers in the West Bank, Israeli police say. A Palestinian toddler has been burned to death in an arson attack by suspected Jewish settlers in a West Bank village, Israeli police say.
The home where the 18-month-old boy and his family were sleeping was set on fire in the village of Douma near Nablus, local officials say. The 18-month-old boy was killed at the family home in Duma in the nighttime attack. His parents and four-year-old brother were injured.
The parents and the child's older brother were severely injured. The attackers apparently sprayed the word "revenge" in Hebrew on one of two homes which were firebombed.
The attackers apparently left graffiti near the house reading "revenge" in Hebrew. Israel's prime minister called the attack "reprehensible and horrific".
Eyewitnesses say the house was firebombed. The father was able to rescue his wife and the older son, but not the toddler. "This is an act of terrorism in every respect. The State of Israel takes a strong line against terrorism regardless of the perpetrators," Benjamin Netanyahu said in a tweet.
Another house was also damaged by the fire. However the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), which dominates the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, said it held the Israeli government "fully responsible for the brutal assassination" of the child, Ali Saad Dawabsha.
"This is a suspected attack with nationalist motives," Israeli police spokeswoman Luba Samri said. "This is a direct consequence of decades of impunity given by the Israeli government to settler terrorism," it said.
In a statement, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said: "The preliminary investigation suggests that suspects entered the village in the early hours of the morning, set the homes ablaze and sprayed graffiti in Hebrew on the homes." Ali Saad Dawabsha died at the scene. His mother, Reham, father, Saad, and brother, Ahmad, were taken to a hospital in Nablus.
In a statement, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said: "The preliminary investigation suggests that suspects entered the village in the early hours of the morning, set the homes ablaze and sprayed graffiti in Hebrew on the homes.
"IDF forces are currently operating in order to locate the suspects of this attack.""IDF forces are currently operating in order to locate the suspects of this attack."
Police said the attack appeared to have nationalist motives.
The type of incident resembles what have become known as "price tag" attacks - acts of vandalism or arson by Jewish extremists as a form of revenge for actions or attacks against Jewish settlements or unauthorised outposts in the West Bank.
About 500,000 Jews live in more than 100 settlements built since Israel's 1967 occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The settlements are considered illegal under international law, though Israel disputes this.