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.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin NetanyahuNetanyahu Says Security Control Is Vital in Any AccordJUNE 29, 2014 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. Hmm...May God have mercy on their families and give the perpetrators swift and eternal justice.
An Israeli army officer, who spoke to BuzzFeed by phone from the Hebron area, said that an autopsy had not yet been conducted. He said that the bodies of three teens had been found shot, likely very close to the time of their abduction.
Update From Carl in Jerusalem:
The IDF has now lifted a gag order over the fact that a gunshot was heard in the background as Naftali Frenkel HY"D (May God Avenge his blood) called the police on June 12. There was also forensic evidence found that the boys were murdered in the kidnap vehicle almost immediately.
Israeli officials have imposed a gag order on many details of the search for the teens. That gag order initially included a phone call made from one of the teens to police, as well as evidence found in a burnt-out car in the Hebron area.
BuzzFeed spoke to an Israeli official involved in the case, who confirmed that during the police call a gunshot can clearly be heard. The car, he added, had clear evidence of foul play. Over the last week. Israeli soldiers could be seen digging through rocks and dredging wells in Hebron in the search for the teens.
Updates: from Times of Israel
Updates from JPost:
8:33 P.M. Channel 10 reporting the bodies were identified by their clothes and shoes.
8:30 P.M. BODIES FOUND: Three bodies were found by security forces in a field northwest of Hebron this afternoon. Police forensics officers have been called to the scene to confirm the identities of the bodies. 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.
Searches in the area were led by the Kfir infantry brigade, the Maglan units and civilian volunteers. Families of the missing teenagers have been notified.
8:20 P.M. An emergency cabinet meeting is set to take place tonight at 9:30 P.M.
Israel: U/D Photo security personnel at the site were bodies of 3 bocherim kidnapped 2 weeks ago have been found pic.twitter.com/fdJr2VnJcK
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