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Israelis hold a poster showing the three missing Israeli teens at a Tel Aviv rally under the slogan “Bring Our Boys Home” on June 29.(Photo: Lior Mizrahi, Getty Images)
JERUSALEM — The bodies of three Israeli teenagers kidnapped more than two weeks ago on their way home from religious school were found shot to death Monday, Israeli officials said.
“They were found in a city called Halhul north of Hebron” in the West Bank, said Jonny Daniels, an adviser to Israel’s deputy defense minister, Danny Danon.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called an emergency meeting with his security Cabinet to discuss how Israel will respond, Daniels said.
“Hamas is responsible, and Hamas will pay,” Netanyahu said in a statement. He added that the teenagers “were kidnapped and murdered in cold blood by wild beasts.”
Early Tuesday, Israel carried out a series of airstrikes in Gaza, saying it struck 34 targets across the Hamas-controlled territory. The military said the airstrikes were a response to a barrage of 18 rockets fired into Israel since late Sunday. There were no immediate reports of casualties.
“The IDF will continue to act in order to restore the peaceful living to the civilians of the state of Israel. The Hamas terror organization and its extensions are solely responsible for any terror activities emanating from the Gaza Strip,” said Lt. Col. Peter Lerner, a military spokesman.
There were no further details on the targets, but in recent weeks Israel has repeatedly targeted launch sites and weapons storage areas in similar attacks.
One Palestinian was killed during an arrest raid after the teens’ bodies were discovered, the Israeli military announced. The man was shot dead in the West Bank town of Jenin as he tried to throw a grenade at Israeli troops.
Danon called on the international community “to end all aid to the Palestinian Authority and its Hamas-backed government.” Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas “cannot continue to claim to want peace with Israel, while at the same time partnering with Hamas as they kidnap and brutally murder teenagers,” he said.
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