JERUSALEM, July 31, 2015 (WAFA) – The United States Friday strongly condemned the killing of 18-month-old toddler Ali Dawabsha and critically injuring his parents, Saad, Riham and his 4-year-old brother Ahmad.

Newly Appointed U.S. Consul General in Jerusalem Donald Blome said in a press statement, “My colleagues at the U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem and I express our deepest condolences to the family and victims of last night’s vicious terrorist attack on a home in the West Bank village of Duma.”

He added, “We note that authorities have directed security forces to use all means to apprehend the murders and bring them to justice forthwith, and urge that such steps be taken quickly to bring the perpetrators of this horrific attack to justice.”

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