By — News Desk News Desk Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/bodies-missing-israeli-teenagers Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Bodies of missing Israeli teenagers discovered in field World Jun 30, 2014 2:21 PM EDT Israeli soldiers searching for three Israeli teenagers, who disappeared June 12 in the West Bank, found three bodies believed to be of the missing teens, a senior Israeli government official said Monday. The bodies were found in the village of Halhul, near the location where the teens disappeared. They had been buried in a field. “They know it’s the three, they will know for sure after they do the autopsy,” the unnamed official said. The three teenagers: Eyal Yifrah, 19, Gilad Shaar, 16, and Naftali Fraenkel, a 16-year-old with dual Israeli-American citizenship, disappeared while hitchhiking home at night near the West Bank city of Hebron. Israeli authorities believe Hamas was behind the kidnapping. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now By — News Desk News Desk
Israeli soldiers searching for three Israeli teenagers, who disappeared June 12 in the West Bank, found three bodies believed to be of the missing teens, a senior Israeli government official said Monday. The bodies were found in the village of Halhul, near the location where the teens disappeared. They had been buried in a field. “They know it’s the three, they will know for sure after they do the autopsy,” the unnamed official said. The three teenagers: Eyal Yifrah, 19, Gilad Shaar, 16, and Naftali Fraenkel, a 16-year-old with dual Israeli-American citizenship, disappeared while hitchhiking home at night near the West Bank city of Hebron. Israeli authorities believe Hamas was behind the kidnapping. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now