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Anger and frustration over killing of Palestinian baby

Death of an 18-month-old toddler in firebomb attack in occupied West Bank condemned around world, and triggers clashes.

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An Israeli solider stands outside the house set on fire by suspected Jewish settlers and where 18-month-old Palestinian toddler Ali Saad Dawabsha died on July 31, 2015, in the West Bank village of Duma. [Ahmad Al-Bazz/Activestills]
By Oren Ziv
Published On 1 Aug 20151 Aug 2015
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Duma village, occupied West Bank – The death of an 18-month-old Palestinian baby in firebomb attack at his family house in the occupied West Bank, has been condemned around the world.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he had ordered his foreign minister to file a complaint at the International Criminal Court in The Hague. 

“We want true justice, but I doubt that Israel will provide that,” he said of the attack which took place in Duma village, south of the city of Nablus.

Family members buried the toddler, who was burnt to death by suspcted Jewish setllers, as his parents and four-year-old brother were fighting for their lives at an Israeli hospital.

At least one Palestinian has been killed during clashes with Israeli forces. Settler violence is not new, and the Israeli authorities have been accused of not doing enough to stop it.

According to the UN, at least 120 attacks by Israeli settlers have been documented in the occupied West Bank since the beginning of 2015.

A recent report by Yesh Din, an Israeli human rights organisation, showed that more than 92.6 percent of complaints Palestinians lodge with the Israeli police go without charges being filed.

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Israeli police speaks to a Palestinian youth outside the house set on fire. [Ahmad Al-Bazz/Activestills]
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The Palestinian toddler was burned to death and four family members injured in the arson attack on two homes in the occupied West Bank. [Ahmad Al-Bazz/Activestills]
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Photos of 18-month-old Palestinian toddler Ali Saad Dawabsha in the wake of the arson attack. [Oren Ziv/Activestills]
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A Palestinian man looks at the damage in his house. [Oren Ziv/Activestills]
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Palestinians look at the damage as they stand in one of the houses set on fire. [Oren Ziv/Activestills]
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Relatives of 18-month-old Palestinian toddler mourn next to his body lying at a mosque during his funeral in the West Bank village of Duma. [Oren Ziv/Activestills]
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People carry the body of Palestinian toddler during his funeral. [Oren Ziv/Activestills]
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Graffiti reading in Hebrew "revenge" on the outside wall of one of the houses that came under attack. [Oren Ziv/Activestills]
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Palestinian protesters throw stones during clashes with Israeli troops. [Oren Ziv/Activestills]
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Palestinian protesters run to take cover during clashes with Israeli troops at the Israeli Hawara checkpoint. [Oren Ziv/Activestills]
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A 14-year-old Palestinian was wounded by live fire during the clashes in north of Ramallah and died hours later in hospital. [Oren Ziv/Activestills]


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