Abducted Israeli teens found shot dead by militants

THE NEVER -ENDING MIDDLE-EAST  PALESTINIAN AND ARABS UNREASONABLE ANIMOSITY TO ISRAELIS IS NEVER EVER GOING TO BRING ANY PEACE TO THAT AREA.  IN INDIAN PAPERS TODAY

A PALESTINIAN JOURNALIST IS BLATANTLY TELLING A LIE THAT THE 3 ISRAELI BOYS HAVE YET TO BE FOUND AND IN THIS MATTER 1000s of PALESTINIAN YOUTHS AND SUSPECTS ARE

BEING ROUNDED UP BY ISRAELI FORCES. AT LEAST THE WORLD IS SILENT TO THE MATTER AND HOW ELSE IS ISRAEL TO REACT THAN TO INTERROGATE SUSPECTS WITHIN THEIR LAND. FINE,         IF AS THE PALESTINIANS STATE THAT THE ISRAELIS ARE THE WRONG DOERS, THEN COME TO THE NEGOTIATING TABLE RATHER THAN DAILY SHOOTING ROCKETS INTO ISRAELI LAND AND PELT STONES AT ISRAELI ARMY. NO PALESTINIAN CAN TAKE A STAND THAT THE WHOLE OF ISRAEL IS THEIR NATION'S LAND.

AS PREDICTED BY MANY PROPHETS, IT IS CERTAIN THAT THE FUTURE WORLD WAR WOULD START FROM THE MIDDLE-EAST AND NORTH AFRICAN NATIONS.

THESE ARE PERSONAL OPINIONS.

REGARDS

TONY 

Abducted Israeli teens found shot dead by militants: 'Hamas killings spark fears of fresh West Bank violence

By Mail Foreign Service 18:47 30 Jun 2014, updated 01:29 01 Jul 2014

• Naftali Frenkel and Gilad Shaar, both 16, and Eyal Yifrach, 19, found dead
• Three teens went missing near Hebron, West Bank, on June 12
• Six Palestinian men arrested overnight, five are Hamas members
• 'They were abducted and murdered in cold blood by human animals,' Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement
• President Barack Obama urged Israel and the Palestinian Authority to continue working together and not 'destabilize the situation'
• Obama called killings a 'senseless act of terror against innocent youth'

The bodies of three missing Israeli teenagers were found shot in the West Bank last night – sparking fears of fresh violence in the Middle East.

Britain said it would stand by Israel as it hunted down the killers, thought to be Islamic militants Hamas while President Obama urged Israel and the Palestinian Authority to not 'destabilize the situation'.

The boys’ disappearance while hitchhiking a fortnight ago triggered one of the country’s biggest ever manhunts, with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directly accusing Hamas of being behind the abduction.

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Tragedy: The bodies of Naftali Frenkel, a 16-year-old with dual Israeli-American citizenship, and two Israeli teenagers have been found two weeks after their disappearance

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Israeli seminary student Gil-Ad Shaer, 16,

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Naftali Frenkel, Gilad Shaar, 16, (left) and Eyal Yifrah, 19, (right) disappeared during a late night hiking trip on June 12

Now the grim find near the city of Hebron in the southern West Bank seems certain to lead to a more aggressive crackdown by Israel against the Palestinian militant group, which has its power base in the Gaza Strip.

‘Hamas is responsible, and Hamas will pay,’ Mr Netanyahu said last night, adding the boys ‘were kidnapped and murdered in cold blood by wild beasts’.

The Israeli leader was meeting with his security cabinet yesterday to discuss a response.

Meanwhile his deputy defence minister Danny Danon said: ‘Israelis have the willingness and the fortitude necessary to endure the hardships of a long-lasting operation aimed at eradicating Hamas. We will not stop until Hamas is completely defeated.’

Prime Minister David Cameron said he was ‘deeply saddened by the news’.

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Captors: The Israeli Defense Force had named Marwan Kawasmeh (pictured) and Amar Abu-Eisha as the teen's kidnappers in an announcement made last Thursday. They are still allegedly on the run

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Captors: The Israeli Defense Force had named Marwan Kawasmeh and Amar Abu-Eisha (pictured) as the teen's kidnappers in an announcement made last Thursday. They are still allegedly on the run

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A nation's grief: Israelis gather on June 30, 2014 in the Israeli city of El'Ad, outside the house of Eyal Yifrach, one the three missing teenagers, after Israel confirmed that their bodies were found in a field near Halhul

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Not coming home: Orthodox Jews, family and friends of Israeli Eyal Yifrah, gather outside of his home on Monday

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Above, More community members gather outside the Yifrah family home on Monday

He added: ‘This was an appalling and inexcusable act of terror perpetrated against young teenagers. Britain will stand with Israel as it seeks to bring to justice those responsible.

‘No parent should have ever to suffer such heartache or grief.’ In Washington, a White House spokesman said the US ‘condemns in the strongest possible terms violence that takes the lives of innocent civilians’.

Naftali Frenkel and Gilad Shaar, both 16, and Eyal Yifrach, 19, were travelling home from their religious schools in settlements in the West Bank when they disappeared on June 12.

Over the past fortnight, Israeli media have been delivering round-the-clock updates on the search and their mothers have become high-profile figures campaigning for their sons’ return.

Israelis held daily prayer vigils, including mass gatherings attended by tens of thousands of people at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem and in a square in central Tel Aviv.

US urges restraint following deaths of missing Israeli teenagers

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Scene: Israeli soldiers are seen removing their gear at the northern entrance to the West Bank village of Halhoul, north of Hebron, where the bodies of the three Israelis teenagers were discovered

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Grim discovery: Initial reports from Israeli military sources say the three boys were killed shortly after their abduction two-and-a-half weeks ago

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Military action: An Israeli policeman stands guard next to military and police vehicles in the village of Halhul, following the discovery

Bodies of three missing teens found in West Bank

Naftali Frenkel had dual US and Israeli citizenship, while the two other victims were Israeli.

Hundreds of Hamas members have already been detained in an Israeli sweep through Palestinian towns and villages, mainly in and around Hebron near where the boys disappeared.

After the bodies were found, Israeli forces closed off the area around the city.

A report on Monday night also accused Palestinians of attacking the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) ambulance humvee that was transporting the bodies of the three teens.

'Arabs' threw paint on the ambulance and smashed the windows, The Algemeiner reported.

Since the start of the Israeli operation, some 40 rockets have also been fired into Israel from the Gaza Strip.

Hamas has previously called for Israel’s destruction, although various officials have at times indicated a willingness to negotiate a long-term ceasefire.

But with the discovery of the teenagers’ bodies yesterday, a peaceful outcome appeared further away than ever.

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Support: An estimated 80,000 people gathered in Tel Aviv last night demanding the release of three Israeli teens

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National campaign: One of the mothers of three teenagers speaks during the rally on Sunday night

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National campaign: Newly elected Israeli President Reuven Rivlin speaks during the rally in Tel Aviv on SUnday   

Israel mourns after bodies of three teens were found

Last week, Israel identified two well known Hamas operatives as the chief suspects. The two men remained on the run yesterday.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas condemned the kidnappings, and his forces had  coordinated closely with Israel during the search for the boys.

But Mr Netanyahu has called on Mr Abbas to dissolve a unity government recently formed with the backing of Hamas, saying it is impossible to be committed to peace while simultaneously sitting together with a group that abducts Israelis.

Mr Abbas has refused the calls, saying his government is committed to his political programme. Hamas is not part of the government, but has lent its backing.