Israel teens bodies found dead by Israeli military happened Monday after the three teens were abducted earlier in the month. According to Israel's Channel Two and Channel Ten, sources from the Israeli military reports Israel teens bodies found in West Bank after apparently extensive yet futile search efforts.
The identity of the three Israel teens bodies found were 19-year-old Eyal Yifrach, 16-year-old Gilad Shaar and 16-year-old Naftali Frenkel, who also happens to be a dual U.S.-Israeli citizen. According to the Israeli military, the three disappeared late June 12 or early June 13 from the Jewish settlement of Gush Etzion in the West Bank. They were last spotted at a junction near Hebron as they walked home.
While the three Israel teens bodies found dead are still "going through forensic identification," the military have already informed the families of the three teens about the discovery, reports the BBC.
Maj. Gen. Nitzan Alon of the Israel Defense Forces said, 'Although the identification has not been officially confirmed, I would like to send my support and condolences to the Shaar, Frenkel and Yifrach families.'
Despite the three missing Israel teens bodies found already, Alon said that the military vows that their forces will not be put to rest until the mission is complete since the kidnappers have taken the lives of the three innocent teens.
Alon told reporters of the continuing fight after the three missing Israel teens bodies found, 'The war on terror continues. It didn't begin now and it will not be over soon. We will do whatever it takes to deter Hamas and other terrorists and we'll continue to fight terror using every legal means at our disposal.' He added that forensic and search teams are adamant to continue searching in order to capture 'all those involved in this attack.'
Israeli's security forces have also closed down whole areas and set up barriers around Halhul, reports CNN. Halhul is just a few kilometres from the last place seen of the three missing Israel teens bodies found.
Before Israel teens bodies found by military, just last week Israel's Shin Bet security service said the main suspects behind the disappearances were two 'Hamas operatives' later identified as Marwan Qawasmeh and Amer Abu Aisheh. While the search is ongoing, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hamas was responsible, although the Palestinian militant group denied it.
Days after the abduction and before the Israel teens bodies found in West Bank, a Hamas spokesman expressed his anger and said that the Prime Minister's comments were 'stupid and baseless.'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called an emergency security Cabinet meeting about on Monday after the Israel teens bodies found. The start of the meeting was opened with the promise that 'Hamas will pay' for the kidnapping and cold blooded murder of the teens.
Mark Regev, a spokesman for the Prime Minister said during the meeting after Israel teens bodies found, 'All Israel tonight is united in mourning the three teens who were brutally murdered by the Hamas terrorists.'
Regev even reiterated further that Israel will 'continue to act against Hamas in order to protect our people. Hamas says every Israeli man, woman and child, every civilian, is a legitimate target for these sort of terrorist attacks, so we're totally within our rights to protect ourselves against those Hamas terrorists who want to kill our people.'
Netanyahu believes the incident of the Israel teens bodies found a consequence of 'the partnership' between Hamas and the Fatah movement of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. According to CNN, the two parties have signed a reconciliation deal in April and have formed a unity government earlier in the month after years of being divided. He said, 'It's clear that the terrorists came from areas under Palestinian Authority control and returned to territories under Palestinian Authority control.'
Meanwhile, spokesman Regev also is convincing Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to finally withdraw his pact with Hamas.
U.S. Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Florida, chairman of the House Middle East and North Africa subcommittee and Ted Deutch, D-Florida, ranking member of that subcommittee conceded to Regev's call to Abbas. They said in a statement after the Israel teens bodies found, 'We will continue to support the government of Israel in its efforts to bring the perpetrators to justice, and we offer the people of Israel our deepest and most heartfelt condolences as we grieve with them. If it is determined that Hamas is behind this horrific tragedy, Abu Mazen must immediately break up the unity agreement between Fatah and Hamas, a U.S. designated foreign terrorist organization.'
According to reports, Abu Mazen is an alternative name for Abbas, whose government now comprises Hamas, which also controls Gaza. While Abbas has yet commented as to the outcome of the Israel teens bodies found, Abbas has already called an emergency meeting of his own. The Palestinian leadership is expected to meet Tuesday to discuss the developments.
Economy Minister Naftali Bennett of Isreal made a statement on Facebook his reaction towards Israel teens bodies found. He posted, 'Murderers of children and those who direct them cannot be forgiven. Now is a time for actions, not words.'
Israeli President Shimon Peres also said the 'whole nation is in deep grief. Amid our deep sorrow, we remain determined to fiercely punish the criminal terrorists.'
On Monday, the killings of Israel teens bodies found has been condemned by world leaders including U.S. President Barack Obama, Pope Francis and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
AP reports that White House spokesman Josh Earnest made a statement of the killings of Israel teens bodies found. He said, 'We obviously condemn in the strongest possible terms violence that takes the lives of innocent civilians.'
On the other side, the accused have also made a statement with regard to the killings of Israel teens bodies found. Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri told the AFP news agency that any action to punish the movement would 'open the gates of hell.'
The alleged abduction by Hamas of the three Jewish seminary students on Jun. 12 reportedly caused major search operations throughout Palestinian towns and cities in the West Bank. Days after the teenagers unfound, soldiers have detained more than 400 Palestinian suspects, some of which includes Hamas leaders and operatives, said the military. Five have also reportedly been killed during a standoff with Israeli troops.
Israel teens bodies found may not be the act of Hamas, however the Israeli government has strong reasons to believe otherwise. Clashes between Israeli soldiers and Palestinians in the Halhul area have been reported recently, causing serious tension between Isreal and Palestinian relations.
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