Palestinians bury baby killed in West Bank arson attack

posted on: Aug 1, 2015

Hundreds of mourners have attended the funeral of the 18-month old Palestinian baby, killed in an arson attack  in the occupied West Bank, as Palestinian leaders condemned Israel’s policy on settlements and dubbed the attack as “war crimes”.

Family members buried Ali Saad Dawabsheh on Friday afternoon, as his four-year-old brother and their parents, both in extremely critical condition for major burns, are being treated at an Israeli hospital.

Settler violence against Palestinians ‘not an isolated case’
In clashes that followed the youngster’s death, Palestinians said a 14-year-old named Laith Khaldi was wounded by live fire north of Ramallah and died hours later in hospital.

The Israeli army said Khaldi was shot after throwing a Molotov cocktail at forces at a checkpoint. 

Also on Friday, a Palestinian man was killed and another wounded by Israeli fire when they approached a security fence separating the Gaza Strip from Israel, medical officials said.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyuhu’s settlement policy is to be blamed for the attacks in the West Bank.  

Source: www.aljazeera.com