Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu summoned his security cabinet for a special session that could decide on stronger military moves against Hamas, which has neither confirmed nor denied the Israeli allegations.
"There can be no forgiveness for the killers of children and those who sent them. Now is the time to act," Economy Minister Naftali Bennett said in a statement.
The kidnapping on 12 June of the three Jewish seminary students near a settlement in the West Bank appalled Israelis who rallied behind the teens' families.
Netanyahu seized on the abduction to demand Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas abrogate a reconciliation deal he reached with Hamas, his long-time rival, in April that led to a unity Palestinian government on 2 June.
The bodies of Gil-Ad Shaer and US-Israeli national Naftali Fraenkel, both 16, and Eyal Yifrah, 19, were found in a field near Hebron, a militant stronghold and the hometown of two Hamas members identified by Israel as the kidnappers and still at large.
The teens had apparently been shot soon after having been abducted while hitchhiking, the officials said
"They were under a pile of rocks, in an open field," said Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Lerner, a military spokesman.
Israeli media said the break in the case came after the relatives of the alleged abductors were interrogated.
A large number of troops gathered at the spot - in the general area where the teenagers disappeared - to recover the bodies.
In tandem with the search over the past 18 days, Israeli forces have raided Palestinian towns and villages, detaining Hamas activists and closing the group's institutions.
Mr Abbas condemned the abduction and pledged the cooperation of his security forces, drawing criticism from Hamas and undercutting his popularity among Palestinians angered by what they saw as his collusion with Israel.
The United States, while condemning the kidnapping, has urged Israel to pursue a measured response....................http://www.rte.ie/news/2014/0630/627584-missing-israelis/
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The three Israeli teenagers who went missing earlier this month in the West Bank have been found dead....
ReplyDeleteAn Israeli military spokesman said their bodies were found in a pit near the town of Halhul, north of Hebron.
Naftali Frenkel and Gilad Shaar, both aged 16, and 19-year-old Eyal Yifrach were last seen at a junction near Hebron as they hitchhiked home.
Israel has accused Hamas of being behind their disappearance, a claim the Palestinian militant group has denied.
On Monday evening, Israel's Shin Bet security service reiterated that the main suspects in the case were two men named Marwan Qawasmeh and Amer Abu Aisheh and that they were "Hamas operatives".
Police forensic teams were in the area and searches were continuing in an effort to capture "all those involved in this attack", a statement said.
The Israeli military has set up blockades and closed down whole areas around Halhul, which is just a few kilometres from where the teenagers were last seen.
The Israeli cabinet held an emergency meeting on Monday evening....................http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-28097164
Vermisste israelische Teenager tot aufgefunden...
ReplyDeleteWendung im Fall der drei im Westjordanland vermissten israelischen Teenager: Ihre Leichen wurden unweit der Stelle gefunden, an der sie zuletzt gesehen wurden. Israel beschuldigt die Hamas des Mordes.
Die israelische Armee hat im Westjordanland die Leichen der drei vermissten Jugendlichen gefunden. Die Leichen seien im Nordwesten der Stadt Hebron gefunden worden, teilte die israelische Armee am Montagabend mit.
Ein Sprecher des israelischen Militärs erklärte, die drei Jugendlichen seien offenbar entführt und kurz darauf erschossen worden. "Sie lagen unter einem Steinhaufen in einem offenen Feld." Hebron ist auch die Heimatstadt der zwei Hamas-Mitglieder, die Israel für die Tat verantwortlich macht und offenbar auf der Flucht sind. Israelische Medien berichteten, die Leichen seien nach dem Verhör von Verwandten der mutmaßlichen Täter gefunden worden. Am Fundort seien zahlreiche Soldaten zusammengezogen worden, um die Toten zu bergen..................http://www.welt.de/politik/ausland/article129635443/Vermisste-israelische-Teenager-tot-aufgefunden.html
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday night convened an emergency meeting of the Palestinian leadership in Ramallah to discuss the anticipated repercussions of the abduction and murder of the three Israeli teenagers....
ReplyDeleteNabil Abu Rudaineh, spokesman for Abbas, said that the meeting would “discuss the latest political developments and the repercussions of the recent events.”
http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Abbas-calls-emergency-convening-of-PA-leadership-361064