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Two more Palestinians killed in search for missing Israeli teens

Two more Palestinian men died overnight during Israeli raids as part of the search for three Israeli teens thought kidnapped by Hamas. It takes the total dead to six. More than 300 Palestinians have been arrested since the youths' disappearance.

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Israel: Militants 'will not feel safe' until teens are home

The Israeli army inside the Palestinian city of Hebron, this morning. Credit: Reuters

Israel has vowed to step up pressure on Hamas, who it has blamed for the disappearance of three Israeli teenagers.

Read: Israel arrests 80 Palestinians in hunt for kidnapped teens

Army spokesman Lt Col Peter Lerner said militants "will not feel safe" until the teenagers, including a 16-year-old American, return home.

Palestinians argue with Israeli soldiers in the West Bank city of Hebron, early this morning. Credit: Reuters

The two 16-year-olds and a third, 19-year-old man disappeared on Thursday night after their left a Jewish settlement bloc where they were students.

Since then the army has carried out house-to-house searches, round-ups and interrogations in the nearby Palestinian city of Hebron and outlying villages.

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