Israeli police arrested an Israeli Arab on charges he murdered two Israeli hikers earlier this week. The arrest Wednesday of Abdullah Ighbaria, who has told investigators he set out to “murder Jews,” came after a statement apparently issued by Hamas claimed responsibility for the killings.
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