Israelis hurt in Jerusalem fire bomb attack

But it says Ettinger is head of an extremist group seeking to bring about religious “redemption” through attacks on Christian religious sites and Palestinian homes.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged “zero tolerance” for Jewish terrorism following two deadly attacks by extremists. A 16-year-old Israeli girl later died of her wounds.

Jewish settlers have set fire to dozens of olive trees in fields and agricultural land owned by Palestinians on Sunday, after their arson attack failed to destroy a local Palestinian home.

A Palestinian security source reported clashes throughout the West Bank as sunset neared, although the Israeli army and police said there were no major confrontations.

Israel on Monday arrested Meir Ettinger, whose grandfather Meir Kahane founded the racist anti-Arab Kach group, and a court prolonged his detention until the weekend on suspicion of “nationalist crimes”. His lawyer, Yuval Zemer, informed Israel’s Military Radio that authorities arrested his shopper to appease an Israeli public outraged by the arson assault.

“There was no urgent need to arrest here, other than some kind of desire to show, ‘Here, we’re doing something, here, we’re arresting, ‘” Zemer said. “Of course, what is better than the number one most wanted target?” The terror attack was unanimously condemned by the entirety of Israel’s leadership and Parliament, drawing a sharp distinction from Palestinian leadership, which, following jihadi attacks, sometimes glorifies Arab terrorists as martyrs.

The Shin Guess wouldn’t say whether or not Ettinger had something to do with the assault on the West Financial institution house, which killed 18-month-old Ali Dawabsheh and severely injured his mother and father and Four-year-old brother.

They’ve arrested a high-profile activist who is accused of leading a new movement of young settlers.

“A second individual, Eviatar Slonim, was arrested for belonging to an extremist organisation”, a Shin Bet spokeswoman told AFP, without providing details on any charges against him.

Earlier on Sunday, the defence ministry said that Yaalon approved using administrative detention against the suspects of the arson attack in Duma once and if they are apprehended. He moved to the northern metropolis of Tzfat, a hub for Jewish spiritual mystics.

In a blog post, Ettinger denied the Shin Bet’s accusation that he leads an extremist organization. They embrace violence and reject the rule of law.

Additionally Tuesday, Israeli safety forces demolished a Jewish settlement home in an outpost of the Eli settlement that had been constructed illegally on personal Palestinian land within the West Financial institution.