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Israel Probes Video Appearing to Show Celebration of Ali Dawabsheh's Death

The Samaria and Judea District Police said that it had opened an investigation on suspicion of incitement and other offenses.

TEL AVIV — Israeli police have launched an investigation after “very serious” video footage emerged which appeared to show Jewish wedding-goers celebrating the death by arson of a Palestinian toddler.

The video was aired on Israel's Channel 10 news, which said it was filmed three weeks ago at the wedding of a couple "very well known" to the radical right.

It appears to show a masked man stabbing a photo of 18-month old Ali Dawabsheh, who died from an arson attack on his home in the Israeli-occupied West Bank town of Duma. The footage also shows young men holding what appear to be knives and rifles in the air.

Image: Relative of 18-month-old Palestinian baby Ali Dawabsheh, who was killed after his family's house was set to fire in a suspected attack by Jewish extremists, shows his picture at the burnt house in Duma village near the West Bank city of Nablus
A July 31 photo of the aftermath of the arson attack on the Dawabsheh family's home.Abed Omar Qusini / Reuters

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the "shocking pictures," saying in a statement that the video underscored the need to curb Jewish extremism.

The Samaria and Judea District Police told NBC News Thursday that an investigation is underway into whether any offenses — including incitement — had been committed.

"Very serious investigation material was collected from the video which allowed the prosecution to open a police investigation," police said in a statement.