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| Facebook campaign calling on Israelis to kill a Palestinian 'terrorist' every hour until missing teenagers found | |
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| Fears of sectarian violence are growing in the occupied West Bank as a campaign calls for the murder of Palestinian “terrorists” in response to the suspected kidnapping of three Israeli students. | Fears of sectarian violence are growing in the occupied West Bank as a campaign calls for the murder of Palestinian “terrorists” in response to the suspected kidnapping of three Israeli students. |
| A Facebook group started the day after the teenagers disappeared is calling on people to “eliminate” anyone referred to as “terrorists” every hour until the teenagers are found. | A Facebook group started the day after the teenagers disappeared is calling on people to “eliminate” anyone referred to as “terrorists” every hour until the teenagers are found. |
| With a picture of unidentified men’s faces in crosshairs, it has more than 17,000 “likes” so far. | With a picture of unidentified men’s faces in crosshairs, it has more than 17,000 “likes” so far. |
| Eyal Yifrach, 19, Gilad Shaar, 16 and Naftali Frenkel, 16 disappeared on Thursday night in the West Bank where they students at a Jewish seminary. | Eyal Yifrach, 19, Gilad Shaar, 16 and Naftali Frenkel, 16 disappeared on Thursday night in the West Bank where they students at a Jewish seminary. |
| They are believed to have been abducted when they hitchhiked close to the Alon Shvut settlement. | They are believed to have been abducted when they hitchhiked close to the Alon Shvut settlement. |
| The disappearance and the Israeli Defence Force’s subsequent arrest of more than 80 Palestinians in the West Bank has further increased tensions. | The disappearance and the Israeli Defence Force’s subsequent arrest of more than 80 Palestinians in the West Bank has further increased tensions. |
| Thousands of Israelis took part in a massive prayer at the Western Wall in Jerusalem for the return of the three teenagers (EPA) Israeli settlements in occupied territories are considered illegal under international law. | Thousands of Israelis took part in a massive prayer at the Western Wall in Jerusalem for the return of the three teenagers (EPA) Israeli settlements in occupied territories are considered illegal under international law. |
| Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister, has accused Islamist militant group Hamas of abducting the boys but a spokesman for the organisation denied any involvement, claiming the boys went missing on Israeli-controlled land. | Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister, has accused Islamist militant group Hamas of abducting the boys but a spokesman for the organisation denied any involvement, claiming the boys went missing on Israeli-controlled land. |
| Some politicians hold the Palestinian Authority responsible for their fate because the unity government has Hamas’ backing. | Some politicians hold the Palestinian Authority responsible for their fate because the unity government has Hamas’ backing. |
| Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian President, condemned both the kidnappings and the subsequent Israeli crackdown. | Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian President, condemned both the kidnappings and the subsequent Israeli crackdown. |
| A statement said: “The Palestinian leadership condemns the series of events ... beginning with the kidnapping of the three Israeli teens and ending with a series of Israeli violations”. | A statement said: “The Palestinian leadership condemns the series of events ... beginning with the kidnapping of the three Israeli teens and ending with a series of Israeli violations”. |