Police announced they have identified the suspects they believe brutally murdered 16 year old Mohammed Abu Khdeir.
The police have not released the identities of the suspects.
A total of 6 suspect were initially arrested. From the initial six.
The six have been identified as Jews. Some of them are minors.
They are currently being interrogated by the Shabak (General Security Service).
They have not yet been charged with the murder, and the investigation is still considered as ongoing.
The police believe they murdered the Arab boy apparently as a revenge attack for the Arab murders of Naftali Fraenkel, Eyal Yifrach and Gil-ad Shaar.
The murder was widely and immediately condemned by Israeli citizens and leaders alike as soon as it was announced.
The murder of the boy set off violent Arab riots in Jerusalem and throughout the state of Israel.
