Israeli Prime Minister demands Abbas’s help in securing release of kidnapped teenagers
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Photo: DC/File)
Jeruselam: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu demanded Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas’s help on Monday in securing the release of three kidnapped teenagers, as the army launched a massive crackdown on Islamist movement Hamas.
Mr Netanyahu’s phone to Mr Abbas was their first direct political contact since 2012, and took place as Israel carried out a vast search operation in the West Bank to find the three youths, whom the Israeli premier said were kidnapped by Hamas militants.
As the manhunt entered its fourth day, Israeli troops arrested scores of Hamas members, among them MPs and former ministers, bringing the total number of Palestinians rounded up since Friday to 150.
( Source : AFP )
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