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31 July 2015 – Israeli Settler Terrorism in Occupied Palestine

Excellency,

I regret to inform that the situation of the Palestinian people under Israeli occupation remains dire due to the repressive, destructive and colonial policies and practices that continue to be perpetrated by Israel, the occupying Power, in deliberate, systematic and grave violation of international humanitarian law and human rights law and with total impunity.

Here, I must bring to your urgent attention the details of the heinous terrorist crime committed this morning by a group of terrorist settlers against a Palestinian family in the village of Duma, near Nablus. A group of Israeli terrorist settlers smashed the windows of two homes in Duma before throwing flammable liquids and Molotov cocktails inside. Ali Saad Dawabsha, 18-month infant, was trapped inside the family’s home as the fire spread and died shortly after sustaining serious burns. His parents and four-year-old brother were left with severe burns. The mother is in critical condition with third-degree burns covering 90 percent of her body. The father had burns on 80 percent of his body and the son 60 percent, with all of their lives in danger. [Read more…]