Netanyahu: ‘Hamas Will Pay’ for Deaths of the Three Israeli Teens

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a statement today in reaction to the three kidnapped Israeli teenagers found dead near the Palestinian city of Hebron. In his statement, Netanyahu placed the blame squarely on Hamas and swore there would be retaliation for what happened to those young men.

Netanyahu said the three teenagers “were kidnapped and murdered in cold blood by wild beasts,” and declared, “Hamas is responsible, and Hamas will pay.”

A spokesperson for Hamas issued a statement earlier today, before the three bodies were found, saying that “threats don’t scare Hamas,” and, “If he wages war on the Gaza Strip, the gates of hell will be opened.”

[h/t HuffPost]
[image via Pool New/Reuters]

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