Israel raids suspects' homes after bodies of missing teens found
- 10 years ago
The Israeli army sweeps across the West Bank, raiding homes and searching for evidence.
These soldiers are looking for two men they believe kidnapped three Israeli teenagers.
The bodies of the lost teens were found hidden in a shallow pit in a field not far from where they went missing.
Israeli security forces are focusing on suspected abductors -- Amar Abu Aysha and Marwan Kawasme -- who are still at large.
Troops set off explosions in their family homes.
A doorway was blown open in one, while here Abu Aysha's house can be seen on fire after the blast.
Neighbours said both houses were empty.
Israel says the suspects were operatives of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which recently formed a unity government with the Palestinian Authority.
A relative of Abu Aysha was at home when the soldiers arrived.
(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) AMAR ABU AYSHA'S RELATIVE, ABU ISLAM, SAYING:
"The Israeli soldiers came here and told us to leave th
These soldiers are looking for two men they believe kidnapped three Israeli teenagers.
The bodies of the lost teens were found hidden in a shallow pit in a field not far from where they went missing.
Israeli security forces are focusing on suspected abductors -- Amar Abu Aysha and Marwan Kawasme -- who are still at large.
Troops set off explosions in their family homes.
A doorway was blown open in one, while here Abu Aysha's house can be seen on fire after the blast.
Neighbours said both houses were empty.
Israel says the suspects were operatives of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which recently formed a unity government with the Palestinian Authority.
A relative of Abu Aysha was at home when the soldiers arrived.
(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) AMAR ABU AYSHA'S RELATIVE, ABU ISLAM, SAYING:
"The Israeli soldiers came here and told us to leave th