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The disappearance of Naftali Frenkel, Gilad Shaar, and Eyal Yifrach, ultimately sparked a deadly conflict about a month later which saw thousands killed.
The Israeli teens, aged 16 to 19, were kidnapped as they hitchhiked in the West Bank settlement of Alon Shvut, on the evening of June 12, 2014.
Their bodies were found in a shallow grave on June 30, with Israeli authorities accusing two Hamas operatives of carrying out the killings and executions.
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