Thousands Mourn Death of Second Arson Victim Saad Dawabsha
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Thousands of Palestinians attended the funeral of Saad Dawabsha, who died early Saturday morning from wounds sustained during an arson attack in the village of Duma near Nablus last month.
Israeli settlers are believed to be responsible for the arson attack on July 31, which also killed Dawabsha's 18-month-old son, Ali, and critically injured his wife, Riham, and their four-year-old son, Ahmad.
The march started from Duma village and ended more than three kilometers (1.9 miles) away at the Duma cemetery, where he was laid to rest, Ma'an News Agency reported on Saturday.
During the march mourners chanted calls for a revenge on the death of Dawabsha and his 18-month-old son.
Many Palestinian officials, members of the Fatah Central Committee, and representatives of other Palestinian national parties participated in the funeral, raising Palestinian flags and the flags of Palestinian political parties.
The Palestinian Authority filed a report on settler violence with the International Criminal Court on Aug. 3 in response to the arson attack.
PA sources insisted that Dawabsha's autopsy was complete and that all legal and medical procedures needed for the submission of the arson case's file at the ICC had been taken.
Dawabsha's wife and son remain in critical condition at Tel HaShomer hospital in Israel.
Earlier on Saturday Israeli settlers attacked another home in Duma village, throwing rocks and Molotov cocktails, although none made it inside the home.
Israeli settlers have carried out at least 120 attacks on Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem (East al-Quds) and the West Bank since the start of 2015, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Attacks by settlers are often carried out under the armed protection of Israeli forces who rarely make efforts to protect Palestinians from such attacks.
Over 500,000 Israelis live in Jewish-only settlements across occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank in violation of international law, with recent announcements of settlement expansion provoking condemnation from the international community.
