Israel cracks down on Jewish militants after arson attack

Israel has intensified its crackdown on Jewish extremists, jailing two high-profile ultranationalist Israelis for six months without charge and arresting additional suspects in West Bank settlement outposts, security authorities said.

The crackdown comes after a deadly July 31 firebomb attack on a Palestinian home in the West Bank that killed an 18-month-old boy and severely wounded his parents and brother. The boy’s father died of his wounds on Saturday.