Israel Arrests Jewish Suspects In Connection With Firebomb Attack On Palestinian Family; Continuing Unprecedented Crackdown

Israeli authorities on Sunday arrested a number of suspects in connection with a firebombing attack, which left an 18-month-old Palestinian boy and his father dead last month, and has prompted an unprecedented crackdown against nationalist Jewish militants in the country.

Israeli police officers and members of the country's Shin Bet security service detained a number of suspects -- reports in the Israeli media put the number at between 7 and 9 -- in raids launched late Saturday and early Sunday.