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West Bank Kidnappings
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Israel has accused Hamas of abducting three Jewish teens who vanished in the West Bank.
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Israel Kills Suspects in Fatal Abduction of Jewish Teens
Israel says it has killed two suspects in the kidnappings of three teens that sparked a massive manhunt and eventually the summer war in Gaza.
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JIM HOLLANDER / EPA
Hamas Admits to Kidnapping and Killing Israeli Teens
A senior Hamas leader has said the group carried out the kidnapping and killing of three Israeli teens in the West Bank in June.
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ABED AL HASHLAMOUN / EPA
Homes of Israeli Teens' Alleged Killers Destroyed
Israeli troops demolished the homes of two Palestinians it suspects of the abduction and killing of an American and two other teens, the army said.
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OREN ZIV / AFP - Getty Images
Suspect Held in Murder of American, Two Other Teens
Security services last month arrested a Palestinian who they accuse of playing a key role in the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teens.
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Reuters
Teen Allegedly Beaten by Israeli Cops Back in U.S.
Tariq Abu Khdeir, 15, was arrested after the murder of his cousin, 16-year-old Mohammed Abu Khdeir, in a revenge attack ahead of the conflict in Gaza.
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Teen Beaten By Israeli Cops: Scariest Thing That Ever Happened To Me
15-year-old Tariq Abu Khdeir, the Palestinian-American boy beaten during violent clashes in Jerusalem earlier this month, returned home to Tampa Wednesday night. He thanked friends and family for praying for him and urged people to remember the children in Gaza.
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Oded Balilty / AP
Grandma of Beaten Teen: 'I'm Happy He Didn't Die'
"I’m happy he didn’t die. I’m glad," said Huda Abu Khdier.
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JIM HOLLANDER / EPA
Mom of Slain Israeli Teen Decries Revenge Killing
“No mother or father should go through what we are going now,” said Rachel Fraenkel, whose son was among three teens murdered in the West Bank.
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Khdeir family via Reuters
Slain Palestinian Teen's Dad: Raze Suspects' Homes
"Justice is when they destroy their houses just like they destroyed the houses of the suspects in Hebron."
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AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP - Getty Images
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'I'm Blown Away': Beaten Teen Mourns Dead Cousin
A Florida teen caught up in recent violence in east Jerusalem and the West Bank tells NBC News he was the victim of an unprovoked and sustained attack.
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RONEN ZVULUN / Reuters
Bail and Black Eyes: Teen Beaten in Israel Is Freed
Khdeir's parents say he was brutally beaten by Israeli police and suffered a broken nose, chin and injuries to his eyes.
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Hatem Moussa / AP
Israeli Airstrikes Hit Gaza Strip
The Israeli airstrikes targeted what it said were militant sites including rocket launchers and a weapons manufacturing site, following at least 29 other rockets and mortars fired from the Gaza Strip at Israel.
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Mahmoud Illean / AP
Florida Teen Beaten by Israeli Police Gets Detained
Tariq Abu Khdeir, the American cousin of the Palestinian boy who was burned to death, was detained after clashing with police Thursday.
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ATEF SAFADI / EPA
Slain Palestinian Boy Burned to Death: Autopsy
The 16-year-old Palestinian boy, whose death has sparked riots in Arab communities across Israel, was burned to death, according to an autopsy.
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AMMAR AWAD / Reuters
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Clashes Continue in East Jerusalem Over Slain Teens
Masked Palestinian protesters clashed with Israeli police in the Shuafat neighborhood in Israeli-annexed Arab East Jerusalem, on Thursday.
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Mohammed Ballas / AP
Israel Masses Troops on Gaza Border as Tensions Soar
A military spokesman said the troop movements were "defensive," adding that "there is no interest in escalating the situation."
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JACK GUEZ / AFP - Getty Images
Rocket Hits Summer Camp for Israeli Kids
Israel's military said it carried out "precision" airstrikes against 15 Hamas targets in response to the bombardment.
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Ayman Mohyeldin / NBC News
Palestinian Father: Slain Son's Body Unrecognizable
East Jerusalem resident Hussein Abu Khader criticized police for responding too slowly to his report that his son Mohammed had been kidnapped.
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NBC News
'Journalists!' Watch Harrowing Video From Jerusalem
Israeli forces fire rubber bullets and hurl stun grenades at protesters and journalists, including NBC correspondent Ayman Mohyeldin amid clashes.
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'Journalists!' Watch Harrowing Video From Jerusalem
Israeli forces fire rubber bullets and hurl stun grenades at Palestinian protesters and journalists, including NBC News correspondent Ayman Mohyeldin.
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Ayman Mohyeldin / NBC News
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Teen Hit by Rubber Bullet in East Jerusalem
Ayman Mohyeldin
Clashes break out with Israeli soldiers after death of teenager.
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RONEN ZVULUN / Reuters
Revenge Killing? Arab Teen Slain in 'Barbaric Act'
Paul Goldman
The burned body of young Arab was found early Wednesday amid fear of reprisals following the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teens.
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Reuters
VIEW GALLERY
Thousands Join Together to Mourn Slain Israeli Teens
Thousands of mourners converged Tuesday in an outpouring of national grief at the burial of the three abducted Israeli teenagers found dead this week.
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SAID KHATIB / AFP - Getty Images
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Israel Launches Dozens of Military Strikes
Ayman Mohyeldin
On what was a day of mourning for the young teens found dead in the West Bank, Israel engaged in an apparent retaliation.