Palestinian baby burned to death in settler attack

Risingbd Desk: An 18-month-old Palestinian boy has burned to death after settlers set fire to his family house in Duma village, south of Nablus city, in the occupied West Bank.

The parents of Ali Saad Dawabsheh and his four-year-old brother were also injured in the attack, sources told a news agency on Friday morning.

Up to 75 percent of their bodies suffered burns, according to medics in Nablus` Rafidia hospital.

The Israel army issued a statement saying that they were trying to locate the suspects of the attack.

Nabil Abu Rdeineh, a spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, said the Israeli government was fully responsible for the crime as it continued to support Israeli settlement activities and protecting settlers.

He also blamed the international community for silence on the crimes against Palestinians.

Abu Rdeineh said that verbal condemnation of the crimes was no longer acceptable and that taking practical steps to hold Israeli attackers accountable as well as the end to the occupation was needed.

Two Palestinian houses were burned at the entrance of the village with graffiti left on the walls, reading in Hebrew "revenge" and "long live Messiah".

Source: Agencies

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