Missing Israeli teen, 14, found dead in West Bank, says military
- Fourteen-year-old Binyamin Achimair went missing on Friday. Violence in the occupied West Bank was on the rise before the Gaza war, but has escalated
- As Israeli forces searched for the youngster, Jewish settlers in the area entered a Palestinian village and set homes and cars ablaze. One person was killed
Israeli military and police said the body of a missing Israeli teenager who was likely killed in a Palestinian attack was found on Saturday in the occupied West Bank, in an incident that could trigger further violence.
The 14-year-old, Binyamin Achimair, went missing on Friday, authorities said, and they described his killing as “a terrorist attack”.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the assailants would be found and he called on Israelis not to get in the way of security forces.
As Israeli forces searched for the teen overnight on Friday, Jewish settlers in the area entered a nearby Palestinian village and set houses and cars ablaze. One person was killed in that rampage, Palestinian doctors said, though it was unclear whether he was shot by Israeli forces or settlers.
Israeli troops delayed the ambulance carrying the body of the 26-year-old man for several hours, but it eventually got through.
Settlers blocked entrances to two more towns in the area on Saturday and threw stones at passing vehicles, Palestinian official news agency Wafa said.