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| * On 14 June, ] ] ] released a statement condemning the abduction, expressing solidarity with the families of the abducted, |
* On 14 June, ] ] ] released a statement condemning the abduction, expressing "deep concern on the trend toward violence on the ground and attendant loss of life, including today of a child in Gaza as a result of a recent Israeli airstrike." He expressed solidarity with the families of the abducted, called for their immediate release and called for restraint on both sides.<ref>Yair Ettinger, Chaim Levinson, Barak Ravid, Gili Cohen, ] June 15, 2014 </ref><ref>, Times of Israel 15-06-2014</ref> | ||
| * On 13 June, the ] ambassador to Israel tweeted that he was "deeply concerned" about the events and was hoping for the safe return of the teens.<ref name=spain/> | * On 13 June, the ] ambassador to Israel tweeted that he was "deeply concerned" about the events and was hoping for the safe return of the teens.<ref name=spain/> | ||
| * On 13 June, the ] said that it was "very concerned" about the well-being of the teens, and that it was working with Israel and the Palestinian Authority to resolve the situation.<ref name=spain/> | * On 13 June, the ] said that it was "very concerned" about the well-being of the teens, and that it was working with Israel and the Palestinian Authority to resolve the situation.<ref name=spain/> | ||
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On June 12, 2014 three Israeli teens went missing and Israeli officials assume they were kidnapped. Israeli Prime Minister said Hamas is behind the kidnapping. Hamas denied culpability in the kidnapping, but hailed the attack. Three Muslim Jihadist groups have claimed responsibility for the kidnappings: The West Bank Branch of Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, Brigades of Global Jihad, and Liberators Battalion of Hebron. There is nothing to indicate that any of the claims are credible.
The three missing teens are Gilad Shaer, 16, from Talmon, Naftali Frankel, 16, from Nof Ayalon, and Eyal Yifrah, 19, from Elad. Frankel is a dual Israeli-American citizen.
Reaction
Israeli reaction
Israelis began a social media campaign advocating for the safe return of the teens, under the banner "Bring Back Our Boys". The label alluded to the recent "Bring Back Our Girls" campaign following the Chibok schoolgirl kidnapping in Nigeria.
On June 14 and 15, Israeli security forces arrested around 80 Palestinians, among them senior members of Hamas, suspected of being connected to the kidnapping.
Palestinian reaction
Hamas, the Palestinian group which controls the Gaza Strip, called the perpetrators of the abduction "heroes" and condemned reported cooperation on the part of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the search for the teens.
Palestinian Fatah and Hamas activists called on Palestinian shopkeepers and businessmen in Hebron, via Facebook, Twitter and other social media, to destroy any CCTV footage that could be used by Israel to help locate the teens. Fatah activists in Hebron also confiscated security cameras in order to frustrate the search.
Fatah's Facebook page posted a cartoon mocking the kidnapped teens, depicting them as rats dangling from a fishhook. The rats were marked with black yarmulkes and Stars of David, stereotypical attributes of Jews.
In the Gaza Strip, families of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel celebrated the kidnapping by handing out sweets to passersby from a protest tent which had been erected to express solidarity. Gazan Palestinians also released a song on social networks mocking the kidnappings, and called for additional abductions. Many Palestinians support the kidnap of Israelis. In 2011, Israel released hundreds of Palestinian prisoners convicted of serious crimes, including murder, in exchange for Gilad Shalit, an Israeli kidnapped by Palestinian militants.
International reaction
- On 14 June, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon released a statement condemning the abduction, expressing "deep concern on the trend toward violence on the ground and attendant loss of life, including today of a child in Gaza as a result of a recent Israeli airstrike." He expressed solidarity with the families of the abducted, called for their immediate release and called for restraint on both sides.
- On 13 June, the European Union ambassador to Israel tweeted that he was "deeply concerned" about the events and was hoping for the safe return of the teens.
- On 13 June, the United States said that it was "very concerned" about the well-being of the teens, and that it was working with Israel and the Palestinian Authority to resolve the situation.
- On 14 June, Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird expressed deep concern over the event and urged Palestinian security authorities, "who have been trained through Canadian and US leadership", to make every effort to ensure the safe return of the children to their families.
- Spain condemned the kidnapping, along with Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel, and called for restraint.
See also
References
- KERSHNER, ISABEL (13 June 2014). "Israeli Teenagers Said to Be Kidnapped in West Bank". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ^ "Israeli PM Netanyahu says Hamas abducted 3 teenagers". CNN. 15 June 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ^ "Israel rounds up senior Hamas men in West Bank sweep". The Times of Israel. 15 June 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ^ "Israel says 3 missing teens were kidnapped by a terrorist group". The Washington Post. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- "LIVE BLOG: Netanyahu says three teens kidnapped by terror organization". Haaretz. June 15, 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- מחאה ברשת: Bring Back Our Boys, Ynet 14-06-2014
- Hamas angered by PA help in search for missing teens, Reuters (published in Ynet News 14-06-2014
- ^ Khaled Abu Toameh, Palestinian activists call for destruction of CCTV footage in attempt to frustrate IDF search, Jerusalem Post 15-06-2014
- Sick: Fatah Posts Cartoon Mocking Kidnapped Teens as 'Rats', Israel National News 15-06-2014
- Gaza residents celebrate at news of missing Israeli teens, Ynet News 14-06-2014
- Hamas video: Fight against Israeli forces in West Bank, Ynet News 15-06-2014
- Bryant, Christa (14/06/2014). "Why were kidnapped Israeli teens hitchhiking in the West Bank?". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 15/06/2014.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - Yair Ettinger, Chaim Levinson, Barak Ravid, Gili Cohen,'Kidnapped teens believed still in West Bank,' Haaretz June 15, 2014
- UN chief condemns kidnapping of teens in West Bank, Times of Israel 15-06-2014
- ^ US, Canada and Spain express concern over kidnapping, Times of Israel 15-06-2014