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Two Israelis Charged With Triple Murder in West Bank Arson Case

© AP Photo / Majdi Mohammed, FileFILE - In this July 31, 2015 file photo, a Palestinian inspects a house after it was torched in a suspected attack by Jewish settlers, killing an 18-month-old Palestinian child and his parents, at Duma village near the West Bank city of Nablus
FILE - In this July 31, 2015 file photo, a Palestinian inspects a house after it was torched in a suspected attack by Jewish settlers, killing an 18-month-old Palestinian child and his parents, at Duma village near the West Bank city of Nablus - Sputnik International
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Murder charges were brought against two Israeli nationals who were accused of an arson attack on a Palestinian home in the Israel-occupied West Bank that killed a family of three, according to local media.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Two Israeli nationals have been charged in connection to an arson attack on a Palestinian home in the Israel-occupied West Bank that killed a family of three, including an infant, local media reported Sunday.

Murder charges were brought against Amiram Ben Oliel, a 21-year-old Israeli, according to Israel's Army Radio. It said that the second suspect, an unnamed minor, was also charged with murder despite his young age.

A Palestinian man scuffles with Israeli border policemen as they clear a protest on land that Palestinians said was confiscated by Israel for Jewish settlements, near the West Bank town of Abu Dis near Jerusalem - Sputnik International
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Ben Oliel, the main suspect, has reportedly admitted carrying out the attack. Army Radio said the investigation is continuing, adding that there can be other suspects in the case.

On July 31, a house of a Palestinian family in the Duma village was set ablaze. A 18-month-old baby died in the fire, while his parents were badly injured and succumbed to their wounds within weeks.

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