Hebron – Security officials say the Israeli military has discovered the bodies of three Israeli teenagers who were kidnapped in the West Bank earlier this month.
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They say the bodies were found Monday near the village of Halhul, near the location where the teens disappeared on June 12.
The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity in exchange for releasing the information ahead of a formal announcement.
Soldiers of the Kfir brigade, Maglan unit and civilian patrol are those who discovered the bodies of the abducted teens in a shallow grave in an open area near the area of Halhul and the settlement of Telem
The search for the teens has become a national obsession, setting off a frantic manhunt and large crackdown on the Hamas militant group.
The discovery came after the Shin Bet focused its efforts in the area over the past two days during searches for the three abducted Israeli teens.
A large number of police officers and security forces had gathered at the Halhul junction north of Hebron, near the area where the three were said to have been abducted. The area was declared a closed military perimeter.
Clashes broke out in the area between security forces and Palestinians.
A special cabinet meeting was reportedly set to convene later Monday night.
The Knesset had cancelled all votes in the plenum on Monday evening due to “developments.”
Earlier on Monday evening, Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon had announced that progress had been made in the more than two-week search for Gil-Ad Shaer, Naftali Fraenkel and Eyal Yifrah, reported Israel Radio
Bdh On Twitter feed it seems they found the body’s
BD”E
Baruch Dayan Emes. When will all of this suffering stop? Condolences to all the families and may Hashem give them strength.
ברוך דיין האמת
What a tragedy, let them rest in peace & the family’s should get it thru.
השם ינקום דמם
Nebech
I hope this is not true, as only Arabic news outlets have been reporting this breaking news…
I was really hoping it didn’t end this way, It’s horrible. And the weak Israeli response is going to be horrible as well. please dont let this become a commenting fight about who is responsible spiritually for this tragedy.
BDE
How do you hit Hamas so that is hurts more than it did last time? They know what’s coming and they do this anyway.
Hashem Yikom Damam
Bde. I blame the Israeli Gov for their continued weakness in the face if terror and to the gov around the world for supporting the Arabs.
BDE, non stop tears flowing
Everybody please call the whitehouse Switchboard: 202-456-1414 !!! What is the miserable excuse for a president going to do now. Three innocent boys were murdered !!! One was an American citizen !!! These are the SAVAGES he wants Israel to make peace with !!! These are the ANIMALS that he sends US tax payer dollars to !!!
BD’E. Nebach, young lives cut short by murderers.Those poor parent no parent should go through this.Too many Jews are being slaughtered by Arab terrorist.
And all this happens in the Jewish state where we were told it would be a safe haven for Jews.Fact shows its the least safest place for Jews a land which is in constant threat from its enemies.Comes to show us again and again that Iym HaShem lo yishmar ir shav shakad shomer no matter what you all think about the mighty IDF.
Time to admit that the creation of a Jewish state before the coming of Moshiach was a huge tragedy to the Jews. Calling now for the killing of more Arabs wont do any good because these Hamas don’t really care about being killed. By us Jews every single life lost is a tragedy.
Time to push the occupants of the West Bank eastwards, into the Jordan.
Baruch Dayan Ha’Emes. I was really hoping that this story would have a happy ending… May Hashem give their families strength to pull through this tragedy.
The Israeli government should respond fiercely to this act of terror!!!
1000 terrorists were exchanged for one LIVE soldier. BURN DOWN HALHUL and give them back over 3000 TERRORISTS bodies for these 3 innocent children.
I HOPE ISRAEL MAKES A MASSIVE DEADLY RESPONSE TO THIS SAVAGE OUTRAGE. THEY SHOULD TARGET 50 HAMAS COMMANDERS AND KILL THEM . TAKE NO MORE TERRORIST PRISONERS. IF THEY ARE CAUGHT DURING AN ATTACK OR TRYING TO INFILTRATE JUST PUT 3 BULLETS IN TH BACK OF THEIR HEADS . A DEAD TERRORIST CANT BE TRADED FOR LIVE HOSTAGES. ALSO MAKE KNOW THAT THIS ACT OF WAR WILL NOT BE TOLERATED ANY MORE AND WILL BE DEALT WITH OVERWHELMING FORCE.
#9 , I AGREE WITH YOU. This was obviously coming and the goverment showed weakness and fear of the world opinion john kerry, livni, lapid, obama, germany..ISRAEL FEARED EVERYONE EXCEPT HASHEM.
NOW ABBAS WILL CONDEME THIS AND
THE WORLD WILL SAY ‘HAZEET ABBAS’
THIS IS WAR, NO EXCUSES.and all arabs must be dealth a blow so severe that Mashiach will come down to calm us down.
IF ISRAEL GIVES IN AND DOESNT HIT HARD..NOT A TRUCK NOT A HOUSE BUT HARD…I WILL GIVE UP BEING OBSERVANT….
Even though a RABBI ZT’L ONCE TOLD ME DONT JUDGE THE RELIGION BY THE PEOPLE…..HASHEM IS ALWAYS TRUE…
I CANT HELP BUT CRY FOR THE PARENTS AND BLESS THE VICTIMS SOULS.
NO TEARS FOR THE ENEMY.
IT SAYS IF YOU CRY FOR THE ENEMY YOU WILL NOT HAVE TEARS LEFT FOR YOURSELFS.
אָבִינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן הֲרוּגִים עַל שֵׁם קָדְשֶׁךָ.
אָבִינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן טְבוּחִים עַל יִחוּדֶךָ.
אָבִינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן בָּאֵי בָּאֵשׁ וּבַמַּיִם עַל קִדּוּשׁ שְׁמֶךָ.
אָבִינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ נְקֹם נִקְמַת דַּם עֲבָדֶיךָ הַשָּׁפוּךְ.
My heart is shattered into a million pieces!!!! Baruch Dayan HaEmes. Time to demolish this town to smithereens.
Jews are not safe anywhere, especially in our own homeland. The Israeli left and its Arab accomplices will probably blame the “Settlers” for this tragedy.. Israel has to be more militant in its handling of the Arabs.
They killed our boys
We wont forget and wont forgive
#BringBackOurBoys not anymore
The IDF WILL HIT THEM HARD. We can thank the EU and groups like the presbyterians usa church who embolden the terrorist arabs. Thank G-d for the IDF.
Very sad my insides are turning
no words
From Debka ” Investigators deduced that they had been murdered by their kidnappers after hearing the tape of a cellphone call one of the boys put into the emergency 101 emergency desk in Kiryat Arba.. He was heard whispering “I was kidnapped,” followed by an exchange of words in Arabic and gunshots. The cell phone was then abruptly switched off.”
If this account is accurate then I take some solace in the knowledge that they weren’t savagely tortured the way these terrorists take so much joy in doing.
Very sad news B”DE
this proves that israel must institute the death penalty each terrorist caught needs to be executed no more prison that only encourages them to kidnap jews in exchange for their murderers . when will israel learn
It is gimel Tamuz in Israel, the yahreit of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Israel must follow what the Rebbe said regarding security of Israel-not to give away land, not to let prisoner terrorists go free, to protect its Jewish citizens, to declare that Yehuda and Shomron belong to the Jewish people as well as all of Israel and to take full jurisdiction over it.
We must not let the Arabs or leftests Libarals taunt our soldgeirs , Soldiers are not Social Workers’,,,,,
Our enemies sensed weakness,
H’yd Bde
Unfortunately, Jews living here in the U.S. will give a krechtz today and life will return to usual tomorrow. The priorities will be decorating their summer homes, barbequing, eating out, wasting time in Walmart, looking for something supposedly exciting to do that they have not done yet so they can tell their friends, figuring out how to keep kids spoiled every second of the day and etc.
202-456-1111 is the direct number to the White House comments section. Call and be heard.
Hasn’t thousands of years if history shown you that violence begets more violence.
The Islamist extremists will be violent no matter what. They’re hoping for a strong response. It plays right into their game.
It is the silent emerging middle class that wants to live peacefully that we should be worried about.
This is the time to rise above violence and show them that we are different.
The true tragedy is in the comments here.
What I see here are people, who in the face of a tragedy feel this unholy need to reassert control and “do” something.
The to wrest control of our destiny back from the hands of god.
Lets just grieve and accept gods will. And most importantly stay united as one people.
When you don’t know what to say, you should do what Aharon did – “Vayidom Aharon” – we are speechless, in pain and in anger. H”YD
Israel should TOTALY dismantle Hamas infastructure!
Israel should ( but will not) anex Yehudah, Shomron and Gaza without fanfare. Permit each and every outpost and encourage more. Stop listening to the evil Europeans who would gladly put us in ovens again and STOP dealing with Arab terrorists.
But it’s wishful thinking on my part. The Isreali secular government, has no spine, no Jewish pride because they don’t know what it even means to be a Jew and after they round up a few Hamas animals till their anger cools, they’ll be back at the “negotiating table” soon enough.
May Hashem avenge these innocent boys’ blood!
Never Again.
Gory hate finds only silence when Ill moons have their glow. This starts the burning list for the enemy.
Never again.