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| Palestinian child dead in suspected Jewish extremist arson attack on home | Palestinian child dead in suspected Jewish extremist arson attack on home |
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| A Palestinian child was killed and three family members critically wounded in a suspected arson attack by Jewish extremists on two homes in the West Bank village of Duma early on Friday. | A Palestinian child was killed and three family members critically wounded in a suspected arson attack by Jewish extremists on two homes in the West Bank village of Duma early on Friday. |
| Eighteen-month-old Ali Saad Dawabsha reportedly burned to death, while his father and mother, Saad and Reham Dawabsha, and another son, Ahmad, 4, were taken to a hospital in critical condition. | Eighteen-month-old Ali Saad Dawabsha reportedly burned to death, while his father and mother, Saad and Reham Dawabsha, and another son, Ahmad, 4, were taken to a hospital in critical condition. |
| Graffiti saying “revenge” and “long live the messiah” and “price tag” was found on the home. | Graffiti saying “revenge” and “long live the messiah” and “price tag” was found on the home. |
| Related: Netanyahu approves more West Bank construction after demolition ruling | Related: Netanyahu approves more West Bank construction after demolition ruling |
| Israel Defence Forces spokesman Peter Lerner, said the “attack against Palestinian civilians is a barbaric act of terrorism”. Police described it as a “suspected attack with nationalist motives”. Such attacks by Jewish extremists have become known as “price tag” attacks. | Israel Defence Forces spokesman Peter Lerner, said the “attack against Palestinian civilians is a barbaric act of terrorism”. Police described it as a “suspected attack with nationalist motives”. Such attacks by Jewish extremists have become known as “price tag” attacks. |
| A search was under way to find the assailants. The IDF set up road blocks and increased its presence. | A search was under way to find the assailants. The IDF set up road blocks and increased its presence. |
| Witnesses in the village said they saw three people enter the village about 2.10am and that there was an attempt to break into another house. | Witnesses in the village said they saw three people enter the village about 2.10am and that there was an attempt to break into another house. |
| The arsonists broke windows and threw firebombs into the Dawabsha home. The family awoke as a result of the fire and escaped but did not manage to get Ali Saad out in time. | The arsonists broke windows and threw firebombs into the Dawabsha home. The family awoke as a result of the fire and escaped but did not manage to get Ali Saad out in time. |
| The attack appeared to be an act of revenge for the recent demolition of two buildings in the nearby settlement Beit El, where settlers and Israeli police clashed on Tuesday and Wednesday. | The attack appeared to be an act of revenge for the recent demolition of two buildings in the nearby settlement Beit El, where settlers and Israeli police clashed on Tuesday and Wednesday. |
| The Palestinian chief negotiator, Saeb Erekat, said it held the Israeli government fully responsible. | The Palestinian chief negotiator, Saeb Erekat, said it held the Israeli government fully responsible. |
| “This is a direct consequence of decades of impunity given by the Israeli government to settler terrorism,” he said in a statement. “We cannot separate the barbaric attack that took place in Duma last night from the recent settlement approvals by the Israeli government.” | “This is a direct consequence of decades of impunity given by the Israeli government to settler terrorism,” he said in a statement. “We cannot separate the barbaric attack that took place in Duma last night from the recent settlement approvals by the Israeli government.” |
| The UN special coordinator for the Middle East peace process, Nickolay Mladenov, said he was “outraged” by the attack. | |
| “This heinous murder was carried out for a political objective. We must not permit such acts to allow hate and violence to bring more personal tragedies and to bury any prospect of peace. This reinforces the need for an immediate resolution of the conflict and an end to the occupation.” | |
| Brigadier General Moti Elmoz told Israeli media: “I don’t remember such a grave incident in recent years. It is a crime, and there is a reason why we are calling it an act of terror.” | Brigadier General Moti Elmoz told Israeli media: “I don’t remember such a grave incident in recent years. It is a crime, and there is a reason why we are calling it an act of terror.” |
| The Israeli prime minster, Binyamin Netanyahu, said: “I am shocked over this reprehensible and horrific act. This is an act of terrorism in every respect. The state of Israel takes a strong line against terrorism regardless of who the perpetrators are.” | The Israeli prime minster, Binyamin Netanyahu, said: “I am shocked over this reprehensible and horrific act. This is an act of terrorism in every respect. The state of Israel takes a strong line against terrorism regardless of who the perpetrators are.” |
| The education minister and Jewish Home chairman, Naftali Bennett, tweeted on the attack: “It’s not a hate crime or price tag, it’s murder. Terror is terror is terror.” He called for the terrorists to be tracked down immediately. | The education minister and Jewish Home chairman, Naftali Bennett, tweeted on the attack: “It’s not a hate crime or price tag, it’s murder. Terror is terror is terror.” He called for the terrorists to be tracked down immediately. |
| It is the worst attack by suspected Israeli extremists since a Palestinian teenager was burned to death in a retribution killing for three Israelis killed by abductors a year ago. | It is the worst attack by suspected Israeli extremists since a Palestinian teenager was burned to death in a retribution killing for three Israelis killed by abductors a year ago. |
| The “Price Tag” group has been blamed for a string of mosque torchings in the West Bank in the past few years, often in retribution for Israeli actions against illegally built settlements. | The “Price Tag” group has been blamed for a string of mosque torchings in the West Bank in the past few years, often in retribution for Israeli actions against illegally built settlements. |