JERUSALEM - Israeli military searchers found three bodies believed to be those of the missing Israeli teenagers who disappeared more than two weeks ago in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, senior government officials said Monday. The Israeli government called an emergency Cabinet meeting.
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The officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity before the official announcement, said the Army had found the three bodies buried 'in a field near Hebron' and were waiting to inform the families before releasing information.
'They know it's the three, they will know for sure after they do the autopsy.'The official said the three appeared to have been shot to death, likely 'very close to the kidnap' time, and that the prime suspects had still not been caught.
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Netanyahu Says Security Control Is Vital in Any Accord Entities 0 Name: Israeli Count: 3 1 Name: West Bank Count: 1 2 Name: Army Count: 1 3 Name: West Bank Kidnapping Count: 1 4 Name: Netanyahu Count: 1 5 Name: Hebron Count: 1 6 Name: JERUSALEM Count: 1 Related 0 Url: http://ift.tt/1qgzh1d Title: Israel names two in hunt for teens Description: Israel has named two men as suspects in the disappearance of three Israeli teenagers believed abducted in the West Bank earlier this month. The Shin Bet security service said Marwan Qawasmeh and Amer Abu Aisha were associated with the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Israel has repeatedly accused Hamas of kidnapping the teenagers, a claim it strongly denies.
