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19 April 2024

Mother of Palestinian baby killed also dies

Mohammed, the father of a Saad Dawabsha, who was killed alongside his toddler when their house was firebombed on July 31, 2015, prays at the family's burnt-out home in the West Bank village of Duma on August 9, 2015. (AFP)

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The mother of Palestinian toddler Ali Saad Dawabsha, who was killed when suspected Jewish extremists firebombed his house, succumbed to her injuries on Sunday night, said the Israeli hospital where she was cared for and her family.

Several suspects have been arrested after the family's home in the West Bank village of Duma was firebombed with Molotov cocktails on July 31, sparking anger among the Palestinian community.

"Riham Dawabsha died in the night," a spokeswoman for the Tel Hashomer Hospital in Tel Aviv told AFP, where the 26-year-old teacher was admitted with third-degree burns covering 80 per cent of her body.

Anwar Dawabsha, a family member, confirmed he had been informed of her death and said the funeral would be held on Monday in Duma.

Riham Dawabsha's death comes after her 18-month-old Ali died on the day of the attack and his father Saad eight days later. Ali's four-year-old brother Ahmed is still in hospital.

The family's small brick and cement home 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".

'Price-tag attacks'

Thousands of mourners, many waving Palestinian flags, turned out to lay Saad Dawabsha to rest last month in an emotional ceremony that later erupted into clashes with Israeli border police.

The Palestinian foreign ministry in the West Bank city of Ramallah said it had submitted a request to the International Criminal Court to probe the firebombing and "settler terrorism".