Palestinians Call Day of Rage after Burned Mother’s Death

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Palestinians called for a "day of rage" throughout the West Bank Sunday in response to the death of Riham Dawabsha, who succumbed overnight to wounds she suffered in a firebomb attack on her home on July 31.

Dawabsha, 26, was inflicted by the settlers' attack on her family home in the beseiged West Bank village of Duma.

Her body was to be taken to the pathology institute in An-Najah National University for an autopsy. From there, the deceased mother was to be moved to the mosque in Duma, where she was to be buried after the midday prayers. Thousands were expected to take part in her funeral ceremony.

Riham's grieving father Hussein complained bitterly of the apparent lack of progress in efforts to apprehend the perpetrators of the attack, which was carried by "Israeli" extremists.

Dawabsha was left fighting for her life for the past five weeks after "Israeli" assailants hurled firebombs through the window of the family home, killing her 18-month-old son, Ali, on the spot. Her husband Saad was also critically wounded and died days later. The family's second son, five-year-old Ahmed, is being treated for massive burns.

Palestine Liberation Organization Secretary General Saeb Erekat pleaded for international intervention Monday, saying in a statement that the "Israeli" regime is to be held to account for the martyrdom of Riham Dawabsha, her son and her husband.

"We hold the "Israeli" government fully responsible," he said. "Once again we call upon the international community to protect the Palestinian people under occupation, and to put an end to "Israel's" culture of impunity."

"If "Israel" is not stopped and held accountable then Riham will not be the last victim of "Israeli" terror... The assassination of the Dawabsha family reflects the clear connection between hate speech, settlement expansion and the impunity granted to "Israel" by the International community."

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team