Israeli security forces release video of raid that killed Hamas suspects
- 10 years ago
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STORY: Israeli security forces released video on Tuesday (September 23) of a raid earlier in the day that killed two Palestinians, blamed for abducting and killing three Israeli youths in the occupied West Bank in June, an incident that spiraled into a seven-week war in Gaza.
For months Israel had been searching for Marwan Kawasme and Amar Abu Aysha, militants in their 30s from the Hebron area, after naming them as the killers of the Israeli teens, grabbed and shot dead near a Jewish settlement on June 12.
Hebron residents said troops had surrounded a house in the city before dawn and reported sounds of gunfire.
Video released by the Israeli Defense Forces and the police showed Israeli troops and SWAT teams firing at a building, and using a digger and explosives to break down part of the wall.
The two men were affiliated with the Hamas militant group which runs Gaza and a leader in the group praised their deed in August, t
STORY: Israeli security forces released video on Tuesday (September 23) of a raid earlier in the day that killed two Palestinians, blamed for abducting and killing three Israeli youths in the occupied West Bank in June, an incident that spiraled into a seven-week war in Gaza.
For months Israel had been searching for Marwan Kawasme and Amar Abu Aysha, militants in their 30s from the Hebron area, after naming them as the killers of the Israeli teens, grabbed and shot dead near a Jewish settlement on June 12.
Hebron residents said troops had surrounded a house in the city before dawn and reported sounds of gunfire.
Video released by the Israeli Defense Forces and the police showed Israeli troops and SWAT teams firing at a building, and using a digger and explosives to break down part of the wall.
The two men were affiliated with the Hamas militant group which runs Gaza and a leader in the group praised their deed in August, t