Israeli forces detain 80 Palestinians in search for kidnapped teens
Israeli soldiers arrest a Palestinian man in the West Bank City of Hebron, June 14, 2014. Israeli security forces searched the West Bank for a second day Saturday, looking for three missing teenagers, including a U.S. citizen, who they fear have been abducted by Palestinian militants. (Majdi Mohammed/AP)
JERUSALEM — Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that three Israeli teenagers who went missing in the West Bank on Thursday night were kidnapped by “members of Hamas,” the Islamic militant movement that controls the Gaza Strip and is now a supporter of the Palestinian transitional government.
Israeli soldiers use a drone during a military operation to search for three missing Israeli teenagers near the West Bank city of Hebron on June 14, 2014. (Abir Sultan/European Pressphoto Agency)
Israeli soldiers use a drone during a military operation to search for three missing Israeli teenagers near the West Bank city of Hebron on June 14, 2014. (Abir Sultan/European Pressphoto Agency)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he will hold the Palestinian government accountable for the kidnappings. (Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images)
