Six members of an extremist Jewish cell have been arrested in connection with the murder of 16-year-old Muhammed Abu Khdeir, whose burned body was found in the Jerusalem forest on Wednesday, Israel’s Shin Bet security agency said.
A third suspect was arrested in Hebron Saturday night by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for his involvement in the murder of Gilad Shaer, Naftali Frenkel, Eyal Yifrach, the Israeli press reported.
IDF increases preparedness in case Hamas fails to heed Israel's call for quiet; Hamas is not behind all of the recent rocket attacks on Israel, but compared to the past, the IDF is seeing a growing Hamas role, source says.
The family of one of three Israeli teenagers kidnapped and murdered in the West Bank has condemned the kidnap and killing of a Palestinian youth in east Jerusalem.