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A report that the soldier, a resident of central Israel, went missing came in at 10 P.M. Friday after he hadn't contacted his family since Friday morning. The IDF, Shin Bet and the police set up a joint taskforce in an attempt to find him.
Over the last day it was uncovered that the soldier, who worked in a Bat Yam restaurant together with Nadal Amar, a Palestinian resident of Beit Amin near Qalqilyah. Amar picked up the soldier on Friday and the two took a taxi to the Israeli West Bank settlement Sha'arei Tikva, located near Amar's village.
Amar, who was arrested by security forces on Saturday, admitted that he led the soldier to a well north of the Palestinian town Sanriya, near Qalqilyah, where he murdered him and hid his body. A few hours ago, Amar led the Israeli security forces to the seven meter deep well where the body was hidden.
In his Shin Bet interrogation Amar admitted he lured the soldier to the West Bank. It is still unclear why the soldier agreed.
In the investigation, the Palestinian suspect admitted that he committed the murder in order to bring about the release of his brother, Nur al-Adin Amar, who has been incarcerated in Israel since 2003 and is considered a Tanzim member involved in a number of terrorist attacks.
Several of Amar's family members were also arrested. The Shin Bet said that the investigation is still ongoing and that further arrests can be expected.
Azzoun has been put under curfew and journalists are not allowed in, while the IDF is still conducting a search the area.
Palestinian news agency Maan reported that 18 IDF vehicles were searching the village of Jaba, east of Ramallah. The official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that six brothers were arrested in Beit Amin, near Azzoun.
Source
HAARETZ
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