Midday Roundup: Toddler killed in West Bank firebombing

A life too short. A firebomb in a West Bank home overnight killed an 18-month-old Palestinian boy and severely burned members of his family. Both Palestinians and Israelis have blamed the attack on Jewish extremists. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the attack as an act of terror and denounced the people who committed it. But Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held the Israeli government responsible: “If the Israeli army wants to stop these attacks, they could.”

Back to Beijing. Beijing will host the 2022 Winter Olympics. The International Olympic Committee selected the Chinese city, where the 2008 Summer Olympics were held, with a 44-40 vote. Almaty, Kazakhstan, came in second in the voting, but the committee had more confidence in Beijing, which will be the first city to host both the summer and winter games. Between now and then, summer games are set for Rio de Janeiro in 2016 and Tokyo in 2020, and a Winter Olympics will be held in Pyeongchang, South Korea in 2018.

Call to justice. The Zimbabwe government has asked the United States to extradite Walter Palmer, the Minnesota hunter who claims he unknowingly killed the iconic African lion Cecil. Though Zimbabwe is ruled by a corrupt dictator, the U.S. hasn’t said it won’t send Palmer to face justice. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is looking to interview Palmer, who might have gone into hiding. Palmer has said he did not know the lion he shot was Cecil, who was part of a research project. Guides allegedly lured Cecil out of Hwange National Park before he was killed.

Terror in Nigeria. A female suicide bomber rode a taxi tricycle into a crowded market in Nigeria and blew herself up earlier today, causing casualties. The attack happened in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri in Borno state, the birthplace of the terror group Boko Haram. Borno has seen more terror attacks, many perpetrated by women, since President Muhammadu Buhari took over in May. Buhari has vowed to defeat Boko Haram.

Budget move. Congress has approved a measure to fill a gap in healthcare funding for veterans. The Veterans Affairs Department (VA) faced a $2.5 million budget shortfall that could have forced the closing of some VA hospitals. Votes in the House and Senate this week would allow the VA access to $3.35 billion from a program that pays for private healthcare for veterans. The VA must report to the House and Senate veterans committees every 14 days on how the newly authorized funds are being used. President Barack Obama is expected to sign the bill.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.