The kidnapping of the teenagers prompted an Israeli military clampdown in the West Bank against Hamas, the Islamic group that dominates Gaza and that Israel said was behind the abductions.
Nuorten kidnappaus sai Israelin armeijan suorittamaan Länsirannalla kurinpalautuksen Gazaa hallitsevaa islamistiryhmää Hamasia vastaan, jonka Israel sanoo olleen sieppausten takana.