Hussam Kawasme

Ringleader in killings of 3 Israeli teens sentenced to 3 life terms

Hebron man who had spent time in Israeli prison for involvement in terror attacks planned and financed the June kidnappings and murders.

Leader of Palestinian cell that killed three Israeli teens convicted

Hussam Kawasme of Hebron was convicted by an Israeli military court of planning and financing the kidnapping and murder of Gilad Shaar, Eyal Yifrach and Naftali Fraenkel.

Israeli teens’ suspected abductors killed in firefight with IDF

The two Palestinian men suspected of kidnapping and killing three Israeli teens were killed in a firefight with Israeli troops during an operation to apprehend them.

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