A group of Israeli settlers kidnapped Mohammed Abu Khdeir in East Jerusalem. The 16-year-old was found dead a few hours later. The Zionist kidnappers, having violently jumped into a car, tortured him savagely, forced him to drink petrol and fired him. The kidnappers acknowledged that three young Israelis kidnapped a few weeks before and killed wanted to avenge themselves. The crime caused serious disturbances in Gaza and Israel reacted with bombing, causing over 2,000 deaths, mostly civilians.