Hamas's spokesman Husam Badran stated Saturday that the death of Saad Dawabsheh - the father of the burnt-to-death toddler Ali Dawabsheh – of his wounds highlights anew the atrocity and the gravity of the Israeli crime against Dawabsheh family.

In a press statement, Badran said that the resistance in the West Bank has a right to self-defense and a duty to protect the Palestinian people, adding that the murderous Israeli settlers can only be deterred by responding decisively to their attack and not waiting for them till they attack our homes and villages.

Badran called on the people of the West Bank to initiate an open and comprehensive confrontation with the Israeli occupation without waiting for a decision or permission from any party whatsoever.

Saad Dawabsheh, the father the Palestinian toddler Ali Dawabsheh who was burnt to death by Israeli settlers, succumbed to his injuries and on Friday.