Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki (R) is sworn into the new Palestinian unity government. (Photo: Issam RImawi/FLASH90)
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Abduction of three boys possibly a ‘childish Israeli ploy’ to deflect negative attention, or just a criminal act, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki claims.

Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki claimed on Sunday that Israel may have staged the kidnapping of three Israeli teenagers 10 days ago to deflect international criticism from it, arguing that the Jewish state had no proof that Hamas was behind the abduction.

“They [the Israelis] have no proof that Hamas is behind this operation, as they have failed to provide any proof indicating this,” Maliki told Saudi daily A-Sharq Al-Awsat from Jedda, where he, with PA President Mahmoud Abbas, was visiting last week.

To read the full report in Times of Israel, click HERE.