Nobody should be surprised by this. Barbarians.
Via CNN:
A Hamas official admitted Friday that militants from his group abducted three Israeli teens in the West Bank in June, but the official said the kidnappers did not tell their leaders about the action.
The three teens were later found dead. Since then, violence has flared in the region.
Saleh Aruri, a Hamas Political Bureau member, said in a statement from Doha, Qatar, the operation to abduct the teens was not approved by the Hamas leadership or its military wing, the Qassam Brigades.
“At that time, the Hamas leadership had no knowledge about this group or the operation it had just carried,” Aruri said, referring to the abductors. “It turned out later, however, that they were members of Hamas.”
Tensions between Israel and Hamas ratcheted up June 30 after the bodies of the three were found in the West Bank. Friday’s statement included no comment on the teens’ deaths.
Israel blamed the disappearances and deaths on Hamas. “Hamas will pay,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.