Hamas urges confrontation with Israel after second arson death

August 8, 2015
by yalibnan
9 comments
Share:

Palestinian youths at a summer camp organised by the Ezzedine al-Qassam brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, on August 5, 2015, in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip
Palestinian youths at a summer camp organised by the Ezzedine al-Qassam brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, on August 5, 2015, in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip
Hamas called Saturday for “open and comprehensive confrontation” with Israel after the father of a Palestinian toddler killed in a firebombing by Jewish extremists last week died of his burns.

“Nothing will stop these murderous settler attacks and… we cannot wait until they come into our villages and our homes,” Hamas spokesman Hossam Badran wrote on Facebook from his base in Qatar.

“Our people in the West Bank have only one choice: that of open and comprehensive confrontation against the occupation.”

Saad Dawabsha died earlier on Saturday in hospital in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba where he was being treated for third degree burns, Palestinian official Ghassan Daghlas said.

Dawabsha’s wife Riham Dawabsha and four-year-old son Ahmed are still fighting for their lives in hospital after the arson attack which killed 18-month-old Ali on Friday of last week.

Said Khatib | A Palestinian boy holds a placard during a demonstration simulating a funeral in reaction to the death of 18-month-old Ali Saad Dawabsha, who was burned to death by suspected Jewish extremists, on August 1, 2015
Said Khatib | A Palestinian boy holds a placard during a demonstration simulating a funeral in reaction to the death of 18-month-old Ali Saad Dawabsha, who was burned to death by suspected Jewish extremists, on August 1, 2015
The family’s small brick and cement home in the occupied West Bank village of Duma was gutted by the fire and a Jewish Star of David spray-painted on a wall along with the words “revenge” and “long live the Messiah”.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the attack as “terrorism in every respect”, and vowed to spare no effort in bringing the perpetrators to justice.

He ordered a crackdown on Jewish extremism that has seen three suspects detained.

Israeli public radio reported on Saturday that the army was on the alert for possible unrest in the West Bank and for “Palestinian revenge attacks.”
FRANCE 24/AFP

Share:
Share Tweet Pin It +1
This error message is only visible to WordPress admins

Error: No connected account.

Please go to the Instagram Feed settings page to connect an account.