The discovery of a body in a Jerusalem forest on Wednesday raised suspicions that a missing Palestinian youth had been killed by Israelis avenging the deaths of three abducted Jewish teens.
Rock-throwing Palestinians clashed with Israeli forces in Jerusalem after the news, but no serious injuries were reported.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a statement, urged police to "swiftly investigate who was behind the loathsome murder and its motive." He called on all sides "not to take the law into their own hands."
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