Israeli prime minister calls death of 14-year-old Israeli boy an "abominable murder"
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the death of a 14-year-old Israeli boy who went missing on Friday an “abominable murder.”
“The abominable murder of the boy Binyamin Achimair, may God avenge his blood, is a serious crime. I send my heartfelt condolences to his family,” the prime minister’s office said in a statement.
“(Israel Defense Forces) and Shin Bet forces are in an extensive pursuit of the despicable murderers and all those who cooperated with them,” it continued.
It is unclear what was the cause of death. The IDF said he was killed in a "terrorist attack" but has yet to provide evidence of that. CNN has reached out to the military.
The prime minister said Israeli security forces are carrying out “intense operational and intelligence activity” in the area and in Palestinian villages, urging citizens of Israel to allow them to “do their work unhindered.”
Achimair's disappearance sparked a major manhunt and triggered Israeli settler attacks on a Palestinian village. Hundreds of armed Israeli settlers stormed the village of Al-Mughayyir in the occupied West Bank on Friday, setting fire to several homes and cars and killing at least one Palestinian man, according to Palestinian officials
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