Thousands of Israeli soldiers in manhunt for arsonist-killer

The Israeli police and army have mounted a wide manhunt for the perpetrators of the arson attack that killed a Palestinian baby and badly hurt his family in the Duma village near Nablus early Friday. They are conducting raids in temporary settlements in the northern West Bank. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu condemned the atrocious crime, vowing, ”We will not rest until the perpetrators are caught and brought to justice.” Jewish settlement leaders denounced the attack as an outrage totally at odds with their values and their quest for coexistence with Palestinian neighbors.