Court charges two Israelis over murder of Palestinian family
Two Israelis to be tried for murder over the fatal arson attack on the Dawabsha family in July
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Published date: 3 January 2016 10:28 GMT
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A court has charged two Israelis over a firebomb attack last year that led to the deaths of a Palestinian couple and their toddler, the Israeli judiciary said.
Amiram Ben Oliel, 21, from the northern settlement of Shilo in the occupied West Bank, will be tried for murder over the attack on the Dawabsha family home in the West Bank village of Duma on 31 July.
A 17-year-old was charged with being an accessory to murder.
More to follow.
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