Holy Land: Christian Peacemaker Teams condemn murders

The bodies of three yeshiva students, feared kidnapped on 12 June 2014 were found on the evening of 30 July 2014. The missing teens, Eyal Yifrah, age 19, Gilad Shaar, age 16 and Naftali Fraenkel, age 16 were found near the town of Halhul, just north of Hebron. This location is not far from the place that the students were thought to have been kidnapped. CPT strongly condemns these, and all murders, and we weep with the families of all who have lost loved ones, both Israeli and Palestinian, since the news of the kidnapping.

In addition to killing at least five Palestinians since the news of the kidnappings, the Israeli military has imprisoned hundreds without charge, raided and vandalized hundreds of homes, some repeatedly, and demolished two homes. The Israeli military have bombed the home belonging to the family of alleged murder suspect Chaser Marwan Saadi Qawasmi. This response to the horrific murders of the yeshiva students will not bring peace, but only more turmoil and violence.

Lord have mercy.

What the Palestine team has observed happening in the Hebron area during the last twenty-four hours will follow shortly.

For more information see: www.cpt.org/