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"The three Israeli teenagers kidnapped several weeks ago by Hamas have been found dead in the Palestinian area of Hebron, where Israeli forces are currently raiding Palestinian homes, according to Israeli military sources. The Israeli Defense Forces confirmed late Monday during a press briefing that the bodies had been discovered. Hamas operatives near Jerusalem were identified by Israeli intelligence sources as being responsible for the kidnapping. The kidnapping and ongoing barrage of terrorist rocket attacks on Israel by the terror group Hamas have called into question the Obama administration's support for a recently inked unity deal that brought Hamas into the Palestinian governing fold, according to regional exerts, who indicated that the unity coalition may already be collapsing. Hamas bombarded Israeli citizens over the weekend with some 20 rockets, bringing the total number of rockets fired since June 15 to more than 50. This is the first time Hamas has publicly claimed responsibility for the attacks since 2012. The attacks are meant to send a clear message to the Israelis as well as Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah Party that Hamas will not back down from violence or be controlled by government bureaucrats, according to experts. The attacks have also called into question the Obama administration State Department's decision to financially support and work with the unity government and Hamas, which vowed to continue its violent campaign to destroy the Jewish state..."