Hamas operative involved in the kidnapping and murder of the 3 teens arrested

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[QUOTE] Israel arrested a Palestinian last month accused of being the prime mover in the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers in June, it emerged from court papers on Tuesday. The abduction set off the most recent conflict with Hamas in Gaza.

The suspect, Hussam Qawasmeh, 40, from the West Bank city of Hebron, was arrested on July 11 in connection with the killing of the three Israelis — Gilad Shaar, Naftali Fraenkel and Eyal Yifrach — who were reported missing on June 12 and discovered dead a couple of weeks later.

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According to the court documents, Mr. Qawasmeh told the police during an interrogation that he had helped organize the kidnappings and [B]had gotten money for the task from Hamas[/B]. He also reportedly admitted to having bought weapons and given them to the two other men who are suspected of having carried out the attack and who are still at large. And Mr. Qawasmeh is said to have admitted to helping bury the teenagers in a plot of land he bought a few months before.[/QUOTE]

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