Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Benjamin says Hamas is responsible , ` ` will pay '' and has arrested hundreds , demolished schools , closed institutions , he said . Israeli leader : 'Hamas will pay ' The bodies of Yifrach , Shaar and Frankel were found Monday , nearly three weeks after their abduction while hitchhiking home from school in the West Bank . A little - known group called the ` ` Islamic State '' claims responsibility for teens ' deaths . The 3 teenagers are described as ` ` gifted , pure , honest and decent '' at their funeral .
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Benjamin says Hamas is responsible , ` ` will pay '' and has arrested hundreds , demolished schools , closed institutions , he said . A little - known group called the ` ` Islamic State '' claims responsibility for teens ' deaths . The 3 teenagers are described as ` ` gifted , pure , honest and decent '' at their funeral .