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The father of a Palestinian toddler martyred last week after their home was firebombed by suspected Zionist extremists has died of his injuries, a Palestinian official said Saturday.
The arson attack on the family’s home in the occupied West Bank that martyred 18-month-old Ali Saad Dawabsha sparked an international outcry over “Israel’s” criminality.
The child’s father, Saad, had been being treated for third-degree burns at an “Israeli” hospital, where a spokeswoman last week described his condition as “critical”.
Early Saturday Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian Authority official for the north of the West Bank which includes the village of Duma where the Dawabsha family lived, announced the father had succumbed to his injuries.
“Saad Dawabsha died and plans are underway for his funeral in Nablus,” Daghlas said. The Dawabsha family in Duma also confirmed the death. Mother Riham and four-year-old son Ahmed were also in the hospital, where a spokeswoman described their condition last week as life-threatening.
The family’s small brick and cement home in Duma was gutted by fire early on July 31, and a Star of David spray-painted on a wall along with the words “revenge” and “long live the Messiah”.
Source: Al-Ahed news
