Alive or dead, now it doesn't matter anymore
The wanted men: the blacksmith Ammar Muhammad Abu Eisha, 33 years and the barber Marwan al-Qawasmeh, of 29 years, have disappeared from their homes (razed just a few hours ago) the night of 12 June and have not been seen since then .
Marwan al-Qawasmeh
Already known to the secret services of Israel, al-Qawasmeh has been repeatedly arrested for his crimes as a member of the terrorist organization Hamas. He was first imprisoned at the age of 18 years and spent ten months in prison. al-Qawasmeh, was then detained by Israel on four other occasions. In the 2010, the date of the last arrest, al-Qawasmeh, confessed to having been recruited by the military wing of Hamas to operate within the Hebron organization. In the 2009 al-Qawasmeh participated in military training in one of the Hamas camps, tried to obtain explosive materials and helped the terrorist organization recruit new agents. In response to these actions, Israel detained al-Qawasmeh until March of the 2012.
Ammar Muhammad Abu Eisha
He was arrested for the first time in November of the 2005. Released in June of the 2006, he was arrested less than a year later. In November 2005, Abu Eisha's brother was killed while attempting to launch an explosive device at IDF soldiers. The Israeli authorities have arrested his father several times for a series of terrorist activities.
The bodies of the three unfortunate boys were found last night, by a group of volunteers and army members engaged in the "Brother's Keeper" operation. It was one of the volunteers who noticed something strange in a bush. The bodies were partially covered by some rocks.
The macabre find occurred near the village of Halhul, north of Hebron. The gruesome news was issued last night with a tweet posted at 18,46 Italian time from Al Arabiya television.
The bodies were recognized by the families of the victims. Naftali Fraenkel's grandfather, a ninety-year-old holocaust survivor, was taken ill. Family members tell that it is as if he had returned with his mind to the Second World War and to the atrocities of the Nazis.
Meanwhile, an emergency meeting of the Israeli government was held tonight to assess the possible response. The state of alert is "Ready for combat" for all armed forces. The size of this attack could trigger a domino effect on the entire region. In Israel, meanwhile, the hunger for revenge is growing.
They will pay heavily for their death - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Shin Bet a few minutes after hearing the news - they were murdered by wild and cold-blooded beasts. Hamas will pay.
We will hit the terrorists mercilessly, construction minister Uri Ariel added, while the deputy defense minister called for a massive military campaign "to wipe out any Hamas structure from the face of the earth". You will pay a heavy price - comments Finance Minister Yair Lapid - Hamas is responsible.
Even tougher Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon. We know how to settle accounts, we know how to do it better than anyone.
18 have been terrible days - President Shimon Peres concluded with emotion - now that our wonderful boys have been taken away from us, we will be more determined and determined to find and punish the guilty.
The White House follows with concern the evolution of the story while violent clashes have taken place all night in the area of Halchlul, completely isolated from Israeli troops. President Obama has called the killing of children "a senseless act of terror".
Eyal Yifrah of 19 years and Gilad Shaar and Naftali Frenkel of 16 years, 12 disappeared last June, in Gush Etzion, near Bethlehem, north of Hebron, they were killed in cold blood. They were students of a religious school in a Jewish settlement in the West Bank. They will be buried this afternoon at 17. It is the first time that three civilians have been kidnapped and killed in the same action. The whole world, in the last hours, had gathered around Israel to demand the release of the three young people.
Now lifeless bodies will trigger Israel's armed response.
Maybe this was the terrorists' goal, to start a war in the Middle East?
"... we have been kidnapped, help us!"
This is the last phone call from one of the three boys, a few minutes after being kidnapped by the terrorists, to the police. Initially, this message was not given importance because it was considered a joke. Precious hours would have been lost in the search for the three young people, which began only Friday morning, ten hours after the abduction. A few minutes after the phone call, which occurred at 22,25, the boys would have lost their lives.
"We love you my son and we will take you home"
Millions of people around the world have listened to the heart-rending appeal of Naftali Frankel's mother during the 18 days of imprisonment. Only yesterday it was discovered that the boys lost their lives Thursday night, that is a few hours after their disappearance.
"We have done nothing, if they attack they will open the gates of hell"
Every member of Hamas, every Hamas structure, every Hamas institution is now an Israeli military target. It would be correct to point out that the Israeli air force is the second most powerful air fleet on the planet, with a targeting capacity lower only than that of the United States.
The new Palestinian government, which controls the 38 per cent of the West Bank, has rejected the accusations, stating that the boys have disappeared in an Israeli-controlled territory. They have invented the murder of children - said Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri - as a pretext to attack us. We reject all accusations, but we will know how to defend ourselves. The Israeli version of the facts is not admissible.
"You must intervene to calm Israel"
Hamas did not claim the kidnapping of the three boys, but publicly praised the episode (see article). Many people took to the streets in recent days, praising the gesture, distributing sweets and extolling other similar actions. Hamas' bragging now seems to have calmed down.
Palestinian authority president Mahmoud Abbas commented that a few hours ago, we had also offered help with research - US and EU must intervene to prevent Israel from responding forcefully to the murder of three teenagers.
The Rabin Square in Tel Aviv is a continuous succession of crying and screaming.
Franco Iacch
