Israel arrests youths over West Bank arson attack

Israeli authorities have arrested several youths in connection with a fatal arson attack on a Palestinian family’s home in the West Bank. The Shin Bet security agency said the youths were believed to be affiliated with a Jewish terrorist organisation. The killing of Saad and Riham Dawabsha and their 18-month-old son, Ali, in the village […]

Israeli authorities have arrested several youths in connection with a fatal arson attack on a Palestinian family’s home in the West Bank.
The Shin Bet security agency said the youths were believed to be affiliated with a Jewish terrorist organisation.
The killing of Saad and Riham Dawabsha and their 18-month-old son, Ali, in the village of Duma four months ago provoked condemnation.
Another son, four-year-old Ahmed, is still being treated for his wounds.
Palestinians blamed militant Jewish settlers, who carried out the arson attacks as retribution for actions taken by the Israeli government against settlements and for violence by Palestinians.
The Dawabsha family were sleeping in their home when it was firebombed in July, and daubed with slogans in Hebrew, including the word “revenge”.