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Lankford Statement on the Tragic Deaths of Naftali Frenkel, Gilad Shaar and Eyal Yifrach

Statement

Date: June 30, 2014
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Minors and Children Foreign Affairs Criminal Justice

Representative James Lankford (R-Okla.) issued the following statement after the sad announcement today that the three boys who have been missing for eighteen days have been found in Israel:

"This is a heartbreaking ending to an eighteen day search for Naftali Frenkel, Gilad Shaar and Eyal Yifrach, who were kidnapped in the West Bank almost three weeks ago. As a father, I can only imagine the pain their parents and families feel over the loss of their sons. These boys were not trying to get involved in a war, they were simply trying to make it home from school. My thoughts are with the families of the three boys today and I pray justice will come to those responsible for these senseless killings."


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