A minor who was not named confessed to helping plan the Duma attack, according to Shin Bet, and was charged with providing assistance and conspiracy to commit a crime.
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The two Israelis are charged with being part of a terror organization.
The arson attack in the West Bank village of Duma killed 18-month-old Ali Dawabsheh.
Palestinian boys look into the house of Bahaa Allyan, who was shot dead after he and an accomplice reportedly boarded a bus and shot and stabbed people at a Jerusalem in October past year, after it was partially demolished by Israeli forces in the east Jerusalem Palestinian neighbourhood of Jabal Mukaber on January 4, 2016.
The firebombing, carried out at night while the family slept, sparked soul-searching among Israelis.
But critics have noted that lesser non-deadly attacks, such as firebombings that damaged mosques and churches, had gone unpunished for years. The arson also touched on Palestinian fears of extremist Jewish settlers, who have attacked Palestinian property with impunity.
Tuesday’s stabbing at the Gush Etzion junction is the latest in three-and-a-half months of near-daily attacks that have killed 21 Israelis since mid-September.
Meanwhile, a manhunt in Tel Aviv for an Israeli-Arab suspected of killing two people in a New Year’s Day attack is ongoing.
At least 178 Palestinians were killed and 16,200 others were injured by Israeli forces in 2015, according to official figures from the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
The statement added that the group “condemns these heinous acts of unadulterated murder and will continue to work together with the security forces to ensure a peaceful future for all the residents of Judea and Samaria”, an Israeli phrase for the West Bank. The Palestinians say it is rooted in frustrations stemming from almost five decades of Israeli occupation. She was moderately wounded and troops were searching for the shooter.
In October, Israel began withholding the bodies of suspected attackers as a tactic to crack down on violence. “They would not have launched an investigation were it not for the global pressure on them”, he said.
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Saad Dawabsheh’s brother, Naser, voiced hope that the Duma defendants would receive the maximum penalty, though he was sceptical of Israel’s seriousness in prosecuting the case. But The Revolt’s lack of formal hierarchy, Israeli authorities said, makes its attacks tough to prevent. The so-called “price tag” attacks seek to exact a cost for Israeli steps seen as favoring the Palestinians.
