Israeli leaders are calling for calm following the discovery of an abducted Palestinian teenager's body in East Jerusalem, the BBC reports.
Mohamed Abu Khdeir: Palestinian teenager kidnapped, tortured, burned & killed by #Israel settlers! #Palestine pic.twitter.com/6UXMXu4okQ
— أيـمـنـشـتـايـن ♊︎ (@ayman0sarhan) July 2, 2014
Mohammed Abu Khdair, 17, was seen being forced into a car early on Wednesday.
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu highlighted the “despicable murder” as the mayor of Jerusalem advised control within its citizens.
Palestinian leaders are holding Israel to account for the murder, among claims it was in revenge for the killing of three Israeli teenagers.
Agence France-Presse quoted the militant group Hamas as telling Israeli leaders: “Our people will not let this crime pass ... You will pay the price for these crimes”, the BBC reports.
The BBC's Yolande Knell in Jerusalem says the Palestinian teenager's funeral will be taking place on Thursday which will create more tension.
