Mother of British-Israeli sisters killed in West Bank attack dies in hospital
The mother of two British-Israeli sisters killed in a shooting attack in the West Bank has died of her wounds.
Israel’s Hadassah hospital announced the death of Lucy Dee, 45, on Monday.
She had been in a coma after the family’s car was attacked by suspected Palestinian militants on Friday.
The scene of the attack in the Jordan Valley area of the West Bank
Her daughters, Maia and Rina Dee, aged 20 and 15, died at the scene when their car was shot at and forced off the road.
The husband and father of the victims – who witnessed the attack from another car – was unharmed, but Mrs Dee was airlifted to hospital in a critical condition.
Rabbi Leo Dee broke down at his daughters’ funeral on Sunday as he paid tribute to his “beautiful angels”.
He also spoke of his hopes that his wife would recover.
“How will I explain to Lucy what has happened to our two precious gifts?” he asked.
The attack happened near Hamra, about 30 miles north of Jerusalem, but the family are believed to have lived in a settlement near Bethlehem.
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Rabbi’s tribute after daughters killed
Maia and Rina Dee’s siblings clutched their bodies at the funeral
Sky’s Middle East correspondent said the targeting of cars with Israeli number plates in the West Bank had become “far more commonplace in the last few weeks”.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the scene and has vowed to catch the killers.
He said extra border police and IDF (Israel Defence Forces) had been called up “to confront the terror attacks”.
The Board of Deputies of British Jews tweeted that “our hearts go out to the Dee family”.
“Our community, alongside Jewish communities around the world, mourns their loss. May their memories be for eternal blessing,” it added.
Rabbi Dee was senior rabbi at Radlett United Synagogue in Hertfordshire from 2011-2014 and assistant rabbi in Hendon, north London, from 2008-2011.
The family moved back to Israel in 2014, said Mordechai Ginsbury, a rabbi at the Hendon synagogue.
He said the Dees were the “nicest, loveliest people” and he was “so, so sorry”.
“To think that in a few moments, so senselessly and painfully, this has happened, such a tragic loss of life, of goodness, is just devastating,” added Mr Ginsbury.
A car drove at people in Tel Aviv on Friday. Pic: AP
Alessandro Parini, 30, was killed in the attack. Pic: Facebook
Italian tourist Alessandro Parini was also killed on the same day as the attack on the Dee family when a car drove at people in the coastal city of Tel Aviv.
Police shot the attacker dead as he reached for his weapon but five other tourists, including Britons, were hurt in the incident near the Charles Claure Promenade.
An Israeli security source identified the assailant as an Israeli Arab from the town of Kafr Qassem.
Friday’s attacks came after Israel launched early morning strikes on Lebanon and Gaza in response to rocket attacks on Thursday that it blamed on militant group Hamas.
Tensions are also high in the region following police raids on Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem as the Muslim and Jewish festivals of Ramadan and Passover coincide.
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Stun grenades and tear gas were fired in the early hours of Wednesday after several hundred Palestinians remained after prayers.
Israeli police said they tried to clear them peacefully but that a small group – some of whom had fireworks, sticks and stones – barricaded themselves in.
Locals blamed Israeli authorities for the violence while Jordan and Egypt, who have been involved in peace talks, condemned the police’s actions.
A police officer has been injured after a night of violent protests outside an asylum hotel in Dublin – with six arrests made.
Bricks were thrown and fireworks were discharged outside the Citywest Hotel – with glass bottles used as missiles and a police van set on fire.
A Garda helicopter was also targeted with lasers, and the police service says some of those on the streets were seen carrying garden forks.
Pic: PA
Pic: PA
Commissioner Justin Kelly added: “This was obviously not a peaceful protest. The actions this evening can only be described as thuggery. This was a mob intent on violence.
“We will now begin the process of identifying those who committed crimes and we will bring those involved in this violence to justice.”
It is the second night of demonstrations after an alleged sexual assault in its vicinity in the early hours of Monday morning.
Some of the crowd threw stones and other missiles at the public order officers as they moved the protesters back – and water cannon was deployed at the scene.
A line of officers was preventing the protesters from approaching the hotel.
Police officers block protesters outside the hotel. Pic: PA
‘Those involved will be brought to justice’
Ireland’s premier, Taoiseach Micheál Martin, paid tribute to the officers who were on the frontline of the protests.
“There can be no justification for the vile abuse against them, or the attempted assaults and attacks on members of the force that will shock all right-thinking people,” he said.
Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan said those involved in the violence will be brought to justice.
“The scenes of public disorder we have witnessed at Citywest must be condemned,” he said.
“People threw missiles at Gardai, threw fireworks at them and set a Garda vehicle on fire.
“This is unacceptable and will result in a forceful response from the Gardai.
“Those involved will be brought to justice.”
‘No excuse’ for violence
The minister said a man had been arrested and had appeared in court in relation to the alleged assault in the vicinity of the hotel.
He added: “While I am not in a position to comment any further on this criminal investigation, I have been advised that there is no ongoing threat to public safety in the area.”
He said attacks on officers would “not be tolerated”, adding: “Peaceful protest is a cornerstone of our democracy. Violence is not.
“There is no excuse for the scenes we have witnessed.”
The demonstration on Monday night passed without a significant incident.
It comes two years after anti-immigrant demonstrators triggered a major riot in the centre of Dublin after three young children were stabbed.
A police van has been set on fire and missiles have been thrown at officers as protesters gathered outside a hotel used to house asylum seekers in Dublin.
It is the second night of demonstrations outside the Citywest Hotel after an alleged sexual assault in its vicinity in the early hours of Monday morning.
A large crowd has gathered in the area and members of the Garda’s public order unit have been deployed.
Footage from the scene showed a Garda vehicle on fire as well as several protesters displaying Irish flags.
Many protesters carried Republic of Ireland flags
Some of the crowd threw stones and other missiles at the public order officers as they moved the protesters back.
A Garda helicopter hovered overhead and a water cannon was deployed on the scene.
Ireland’s justice minister, Jim O’Callaghan, said those involved will be brought to justice.
“The scenes of public disorder we have witnessed at Citywest tonight must be condemned,” he said.
“People threw missiles at Gardai, threw fireworks at them and set a Garda vehicle on fire.
“This is unacceptable and will result in a forceful response from the Gardai.
“Those involved will be brought to justice.”
The minister said a man had been arrested and had appeared in court in relation to the alleged assault in the vicinity of the hotel.
He added: “While I am not in a position to comment any further on this criminal investigation, I have been advised that there is no ongoing threat to public safety in the area.
He said attacks on gardai will “not be tolerated”, adding: “Peaceful protest is a cornerstone of our democracy. Violence is not.
“There is no excuse for the scenes we have witnessed tonight.”
It was the second night of protest outside the hotel, which is being used as state accommodation for people seeking international protection. The demonstration on Monday night passed without a significant incident.
It comes two years after anti-immigrant demonstrators triggered a major riot in the centre of Dublin after three young children were stabbed.
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The presidents last week agreed to meet in Budapest after a phone call Mr Trump called “extremely frank and trustful”.
The US leader suggested it was possible it could happen within a fortnight, though no date was set.
However, it appears that’s now off the table – and there are fears the meeting could be shelved altogether due to Russia‘s rigid stance on the Ukraine war.
The White House official, speaking to Sky’s US partner network NBC, said secretary of state Marco Rubio and Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov had spoken on Tuesday.
The call was described as “productive” but the official added there was no plan for the presidents to meet “in the immediate future”.
The last Trump-Putin meeting was in Alaska in August, but it ended without any meaningful progress towards a ceasefire.
The Budapest plan was announced shortly before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy travelled to Washington last Friday to try to get approval for long-range Tomahawk missiles.
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Mr Zelenskyy accused the Russian leader of acting out of fear Ukraine could get the green light and the ability to hit targets far deeper into Russia.
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