Terrorist Who Planned Kidnapping, Murder of Teens Arrested at Shifa Hospital

By Hamodia Staff

During the IDF’s operation at the Shifa Hospital over the past few days, Mahmoud Kwasama, a senior Hamas official responsible for the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers in 2014, was arrested, Arutz Sheva reported.

As part of the Shalit deal in 2011, Kwasama was deported to the Gaza Strip, where he directed Hamas terrorist activities including shooting attacks in Yehudah and Shomron.

In June 2014, he was involved in the planning and financing of the terrorists who abducted and murdered Gilad Shaer, Eyal Yifrah and Naftali Fraenkel, which sparked Operation Protective Edge.

Reacting to the arrest of the terrorist who organized the kidnapping and murder of their son, Bat Galim and Ofir Shaer said, “A decade after the loss of our dear son with Eyal Yifrah and Naftali Fraenkel, we congratulate the arrest of the terrorist who planned the abduction and murder of our dear boys.

“Our joy comes from catching our enemies who wish to harm us, from our choosing life, and from the fact that they won’t harm more Jews. The existence of the people of Israel and its eternal life are the greatest joy, the parents emphasized.”

Kwasama was transferred to the Shin Bet (ISA) for interrogation. The released a statement which stressed “the Shin Bet and the IDF will continue to act against those who harmed, kidnapped, and murdered Israeli citizens, even as the years pass.”