Three out of the six Israeli suspects in the murder of 16-year-old Palestinian Mohammed Abu Khdeir have confessed to the crime, police said Monday.
The teen's body was found in the Jerusalem Forest on Wednesday. The Israel Police had arrested six suspects over his death, it was revealed on Sunday after a gag order was partially lifted. Police suspected that the attack was likely carried out by Jewish extremists in revenge for the recent kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers in the West Bank.
The three suspects reenacted the crime, following the route of the car in which the Palestinian teen was kidnapped, which leads to the Jerusalem Forest.
According to Palestinian Attorney General Muhammad Abd al-Ghani Uweili, who cited a preliminary autopsy report, the teenager was burned alive.
Police are also investigating whether the six suspects were linked to the attempted kidnapping of 9-year-old Mussa Zalum, less than a day before Abu Khdeir was abducted and killed. Police arrived at the scene following the attempted kidnapping, but when the family declined an officer's request to file a formal complaint, the police dropped the case, Israel Police said Sunday.
Shortly before the police was to reveal further details of the investigation into Abu Khdeir's murder, the Petah Tikvah Magistrate's Court extended the gag order on most of the details, at the request of the Shin Bet, under whose custody the suspects are being held. Some of the suspects were brought before court on Sunday for an extension of their remand.
Initially, the suspects were being prevented from meeting with lawyers. By law, suspects may be prevented from receiving legal representation for up to 10 days if they are suspected of committing a security offense. That period of time can be extended to 21 days with court approval.
Members of the Abu Khdeir family said they had not received any official notification from the police concerning the arrest of suspects in the murder – even though the police had promised them that they would be the first to know of any developments.
Sair Abu Khdeir, the murdered teen's uncle, said police and security forces may have been surprised at the identity of the suspects, "but not us. We know what happened. Now I want the Israeli public to know and to see what happened to Mohammed. The killers were influenced by all those who called for revenge."
Palestinian Attorney General Muhammad Abd al-Ghani Uweili was quoted Saturday as saying that that a preliminary autopsy report showed soot in the victim's lungs and respiratory tract, indicating he was alive and breathing while he was being burned.
Adding to the tensions, Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip have stepped up rocket attacks on southern Israel, drawing Israeli airstrikes in retaliation.
Protests over the teen's death spread over the weekend from Jerusalem to Arab towns in northern Israel, with hundreds of people throwing rocks and fire bombs at officers who responded with tear gas and stun grenades, according to Israeli police. Police said 22 Arab Israelis were arrested in clashes on Saturday. The clashes subsided toward Sunday morning and resumed in the early evening.
In East Jerusalem, home to the most violent protests, Abu Khdeir's mother, Suha, welcomed news of the arrests but said she had little faith in the Israeli justice system.
"I don't have any peace in my heart. Even if they captured who they say killed my son," she said. "They're only going to ask them questions and then release them. What's the point?"
"They need to treat them the way they treat us. They need to demolish their homes and round them up, the way they do it to our children," she added.
Also Sunday, it was revealed that the army arrested a Palestinian in the city of Hebron. His family identified him as Hossam Dufesh. The army would not elaborate on the arrest, but Israeli forces have concentrated its search for the murderers of three Israeli teens in the Hebron area.
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