the slain teenager's name is mohammed abu khdeir. in santa clara tonight members of the muslim community and cousins of khdeir came out to pay tribute with a candle light memorial. posters of khdeir, signs and palestinian flags crowded the corner of steven's creek and winchester boulevards. khdeir's family members say he was a happy, otugoing person. family members of abu khdier say he was was full of energy. "he was always telling jokes, laughing around, very kind hearted, always making people laugh. so, like i said, its very sad that he had to be, you know, taken at such a young age. no one deserves to die like that -- no one." the event's organizers and abu khdeir's family are asking everyone to increase their prayers for peace in jerusalem, despite the outrage. coming up. a bay area soldier saves the day, when a thief strikes in san francisco. how he stepped in and stopped the crime. an east bay city trying ease the drought troubles. with water restrictions. why homeowners will not even be allowed to water their lawns. the man be

tariq khdeir is the cousin of 17-year-old mohammed khdeir, abducted in east jerusalem last wednesday and burned alive. >> i was just with my cousin and i still remember his voice and i still can't believe he's dead. i feel like he just went somewhere and he's still going to -- he's going to come back. >> mohammed khdeir's murder was an apparent reprisal kills for the kidnapping and murder of three israeli students who went missing in the west bank several weeks ago. their bodies finally recovered last week. while israel has identified two suspects in that case of the three israeli students, they have yet to apprehend them. they have apprehended six suspects in the killing of khdeir. all of them said to be israeli citizens between the ages of 16 and 25. three of the suspects reportedly confessed to the crime earlier today and have re-enacted their actions for israeli authorities. news of the arrest sent waves of shock and disgust through much of israeli society. now struggling to understand the violence. all this comes on the heels of anti-palestinian protests in jerusalem after the t

let's turn to tariq abu khdeir in his own words.de.as attacked from the i heard somebody screaming. they came and attacked me and i went unconscious. >> why did they attack you? >> i don't know. that is why i ran. >> [indiscernible] jumped the fence and tried to run away because i saw someone running at me. i tried to run away. >> tariq abu khdeir, the young man you just heard, if your listing on the radio, he has two black eyes. he has been charged with assaulting a police officer and has been released into house arrest in east teresa long. he actually lives in florida, but is in east jerusalem for the summer visiting his family. he was with his cousin mohammed just moments before mohammed was kidnapped and murdered last week. in a statement from the state department said it was profoundly troubled by the assault, calling for an incredible investigation and full accountability for the apparent excessive use of force. joining us now from tampa, florida, from pbs studios, is suhad abu khdeir. as well is as aunt relative of mohammed a

tariq abu khdeir said the assault was unprovoked. >> why would you attack me last night. why would do you that to mefy didn't do anything for you. >> he was open summer vacation with his family. his parents are stunned and outraged though their son is now free they said they want justice of the police officers. >> go to jail. >> yes. >> stop him. >> do you think that will happen. >> i doubt it. >> but open abc this week israel ambassador to the united states says the video doesn't tell the whole story. >> this boy was one of six that attacked the police. >> tariq abu khdeir will spend the next nine days under court ordered house arrest before returning home to florida with his family on the 16th. "abc news" jerusalem. >> "good morning america" will have more on this story. stay tuned tomorrow morning after "action news" starting at 7 a.m. pope francis will mark another unpress departmentsed milestone in papacy tomorrow scheduled to meet with victims of the catholic church scandalch the pope sits down with six victims all from europe and private home at the vatican. pope f

mohammed abu khdeir was tariq abu khdeir's cousin.t day, tariq was apprehended by israeli police and brutally beaten. the whole incident, as you can see, caught on tape. after international outcry, and intervention by the state department, he was released from police custody and held under house arrest in the west bank for nine days. no charges were filed. on wednesday tariq abu khdeir returned to the united states. tariq and his mother join us. thank you for coming. >> thank you for having us, chris. >> tariq, let me start with you. you went to east jerusalem for a family vacation. before all this happened, what was it like ? >> it was actually really fun. i had made a lot of friends, and actually the first day i went there, there was like a party and i met mohammed at that party and he was, like, my first friend. so we hung out a lot from that point. >> you were hanging out in east jerusalem. couple of 15-year-old, 16-year-old boys in a summer hanging out, right? >> yeah. >> you guys were going there, it had been a while since you'd

abu khdeir says the violent was unprovoked. >> why would you attack me like that? at least you have to tell me why would you do that to me. if i didn't do anything to you. >> reporter: the teenager was on summer vacation visiting family with his parents, who are stunned and outraged. >> i couldn't believe it. >> reporter: though their son is now free, they say they want justice for the police officers. to go to jail? >> yes, yes. >> they stomp him, stomp him, stomp him. to do that against another one. >> reporter: do you think that will happen? >> i doubt it. >> reporter: on abc's "this week" israel's ambassador said the video doesn't tell the whole story. >> this boy was one of six boys who had attacked the police with petro bombs, with molotov cocktails. >> reporter: tariq abu khdeir will spend nine days under court arrest before returning home to florida with his family on the 16th. alex marquardt, abc news. >>> a deadly stampede after a concert in mexico. three people were killed, after the show yesterday as thousands of concert-goers tried to escape the arena.

mohammed khdeir who died is tariq khdeir's cousin, and tariq was apprehended by israeli police and brutaleaten. the whole incident caught on tape. after international outcry and intervention by the state department, he was released from police custody and held under house arrest on the west bank for nine days. no charges were filed, and on wednesday, tarek khdeir returned back to the united states, and he and his mother join me now. thank you for coming. >> thank you for heaving us. >> tariq, let me start with you. you went to east jerusalem for a family vacation. what was it like before this happened? >> it was actually really fun. i had made a lot of friends and the first day i win there, there was like a party, and i met mohammed at that party and he was like my first friend. so, we hung out a lot from that point. >> you were hanging out in east jerusalem, couple of 15-year-olds, hanging out in the summer. >> yeah. >> you guys were going there -- it had been a while since the family had been there. >> yes, it had been 11 years. i was going to change my mind just because financially rig

they said model khdeir,'s -- mohamed khdeir's death was in protest. >> mum kidnapping. >> i'm scared to let my daughters to be in the street right now. >> you might think this space would be forever haunted but he wants his son to feel at home here too. >> you were born in this neighborhood. your son and wife were born in the states. will you bring your son back here? >> 100%. here i born and i need my grand kids to be born here. >> reporter: both sides will fight for this land. passions are higher than in years and tarik's beating fanned the flame. nick schifrin, jerusalem. >>> the tension remains very, very high and the fear is that the anger is spreading from jerusalem to other parts of israel. we've seen protests in northern israel and to an extent in the south. what's happening is palestinian protesters are throwing rocks, damaging property, pulled out a jewish driver from his car and set his car on fire. israeli officials say they hope these arrests quell some of that anger. but mohamed's parents were asked about them just a few hours ago and they said no. these arrests will kn

. >> three of the six suspects in the murder of mohammed abu khdeir has confessed. this is according to information from police reports and sources. we also know that the three subjects reenacted the kidnapping and the crime for the police following the route of the car in which mohammed abu k hdeir was kidnapped leading them to the forest where his charred body was found. now some of the suspects are minors. as you know there is still a gag order on the reporting details of this murder, however some information is being released, and some is still remaining undisclosed. we do know that the detention of the six suspects has been extended for five of them it was extended for eight days and for one of them, for five days. and as well we spoke to some of the lawyers who are representing the suspects, and they said that they are being banned by the israeli authorities and the israeli police from meeting with their defendants, the suspects, and they criticize this decision saying it is a blow to the foundation of justice in israel. >> meanwhile in the gaza strip hamas ha

tariq abu khdeir told us he misses mohammed. >> i can still remember his voice in my head. it's like he's still here, just that nobody can see him. >> reporter: we spoke with one of the suspects lawyers. he told us that three among them are teenagers themselves. as for tariq, his family in the united states is increasing the pressure. they want the israeli security forces involved to be brought to justice for what they're calling attempted murder. scott? >> pelley: alex ortiz, in tel aviv tonight, thank you, alex. today more illegal immigrants were flown from texas to san diego. facilities in texas can't handle the surge in illegal immigration. 52,000 unaccompanied children have been caught at the border since october. most of them are from central america. the white house said today that the law requires the u.s. to send most of the children home. we have long been telling you about chicago's battle with gun violence. it has been on the decline, but then came this holiday weekend. according to the "chicago tribune" since midnight thursday night, 82 people have been shot, 1

those who know tariq abu khdeir are relieved now that as you mentioned he is back in the u.s. where he will be able to continue to heal. his flight arrived late last night and as you just saw, there were dozens of people at the airport to welcome him back home. israeli police brutally beat the 15-year-old earlier this month. that video sparked outrage throughout the world. last week we learned that israeli authorities suspended a police officer accused of beating the american teen. take a listen to what tariq had to say about what he's gone through. >> you only know my story because i am an american. but i hope you will also remember my cousin, a 16-year-old palestinian, named mohamm mohammed. he was just a kid like me and this whole thing started because he was killed. i know he must have been terrified like i was. i was in a new place and suddenly attacked by mass police. it was by far the scariest thing that has ever happened to pe. no child, whether they are palestinian or israeli, deserves to die that way. i am so glad to be back home again. thank you. thank you. >> now k

tonight. 15-year-old tariq abu khdeir arrived in the last hour at the tampa florida airport. his face no longer bruised. the teenager originally from baltimore was visiting family in jerusalem when he was attacked and detained for allegedly taking part in violent protests there. after his flight landed, abu khdeir held a news conference asking everyone to remember the children who died in the conflict. one of his cousins is among the victims. >>> in less than an hour now, police will no longer be able to arrest you for having small amounts of marijuana in the district. the decriminalization of an ounce or less of pot goes into effect at midnight tonight. while you cannot be arrested, you will get a ticket and have to pay a fine of $25. police have printed up small cards with the do's and don'ts of the new law. the main thing they want you to know, marijuana is still illegal. >> you can be arrested if you smoke marijuana in public, consume marijuana, have more than an ounce of marijuana or sell marijuana. >> what is unclear is how long this law will be in effect. a republican

in themes as tensions region are high following the murder of a palestinian teenager, mohammed abu khdeir. police believe there was a nationalist motive to his killing and have arrested six jewish suspects. catherine clifford has more. theehind closed doors, suspects are interrogated by security forces. the six are reported to be extremists, all male, under the age of 18. their lawyers insist their clients are innocent. eventually, the police will come to a conclusion that our clients are not part of this criminal -- >> police believe this cctv -- ate shows the car that the time he was abducted. kidnapping took place two days earlier. father, the news of the arrest made no difference . >> this will not bring back my son. my son possible or -- my son's blood -- again promised that those responsible would be brought to justice. >> i promise you that we will prosecute those who committed this shocking crime to the full extent of the law. >> nig 0 the autopsy report indicated the boy was still alive when he was set on fire. >> the israeli foreign minister his partyll dissolve with nine yahoo!

just a short time ago, tariq abu khdeir was released, but it's a conditional release.ding to a u.s. official, he will be placed under house arrest. he won't be able to return here to this neighborhood where his family has been staying and where the incident took place and he will also have to post a bail of around $850. 15-year-old american tariq abu khdeir appearing in front of a judge in an israeli court today released after being held without charges since thursday. it is the unrelenting brutality of this video that is sending shock waves around the world as one israeli policeman pins a young teen down, another repeatedly stomps on the boy's head then kneels down to keep punching. his family immediately said the victim was tariq, a rising sophomore born and raised in tampa, florida. this is what he looked like afterwards. tariq was on summer vacation with his parents visiting their family in jerusalem. when we sat down with them, they were stunned and outraged. >> palestinians live like this every day. they'll kind of say, okay, we're deal with it, but us as america

an american but i hope you will also remember my cousin, a 16-year-old palestinian named mohammed khdeirhe was just a kid like me. this started because he was killed. i know he must have been terrified like i was. i was in a new place and suddenly attacked by masked police. it was by far the scariest thing that has ever happened to me. the physician said the physical pain in those first hours was really rough, and i'm only 15 but i will never think about freedom in the same way as i did two months ago. >> khdeir was under house arrest in israel. police said he was taking an active part in the unrest, throwing stones and such. kadir and his family deny any wrong-doing. >>> microsoft says it's prepared to lay off as many as 18,000 workers. this would be the largest layoff in microsoft's history, from a company that had $20 billion in sales in the first three months of this year. cnn business correspondent alison kosik is at the new york stock exchange to tell us more. >> microsoft is trying to be a leaner tech giant. the ceo announces the cuts this morning and says the first step to buildi

there is a gag order on the reporting details of the case of the murder of mohammed abu khdeir.owever, some israeli newspapers and news agencies are saying that police have arrested six suspects and that police suspect that the motives behind the murder are nationalistic, not criminal, meaning that those who have been arrested are israeli jews. none of this information is being sourced or quoted by a certain official because as we know, the gag order is still on. we know that from these israeli police who would not comment further on this. there might be a briefing later on today about these arrests. as far as the israeli police and any government official you speak to there are no comments on these arrests. this is information received by some israeli journalists that they have mentioned basically would you agree that quoting or sourcing six suspects and that's the motive is probably nationalistic and not criminal. >> thanks. >> ukrainian rebels are regrouping int donetsk after being driven out of the former stronghold of slovyansk. ukraine's president has given them until sund

he wasbu khdeir says watching demonstrations and east jerusalem when he was seized. the video shows him lying on the ground as the officers repeatedly beat him with batons. he was left with facial bruises and severely swollen eyes and lips. he was a cousin of mohammed abu khdeir, the palestinian teen kidnapped and burned alive in an apparent revenge attack for the killings of the three israeli teenagers. moments after landing him in florida wednesday night, tariq urged supporters to remember his cousin and the dozens of palestinian children killed in the ongoing israeli assault on gaza. >> there's one main thing i want to say. story becausemy i'm an american. but i hope you will also remember my cousin, 16-year-old palestinian named mohammed abu khdeir. i want you all remember my cousin and a 36 kids that died in gaza. in the past several days. they have names like mine. i hope the violence. for their sake. no child, whether they are palestinian or israeli, deserves sodie that way will stop i'm glad to be back home again. rocks we will go to gaza after the headlines.

for the khdeir family there's some relief. their son is back home, hurt but thankful to be alive. benjamin netanyahu says his government is going to act calmly and responsibly to any threat coming out of the gaza strip. the palestinian american family says they are considering legal action against the israeli government when they return back to the united states later this month. ayman mohyeldin, nbc news, jerusalem. >>> new tsa rules will mean tighter security for u.s.-bound travelers from some airports. passengers at undisclosed airports zi s will have to physy turn on electronic devices when passing through security. devices that don't power up will not be allowed through. it may also trigger additional screening. the tsa is also seeing a surge in this relatively new hard to detect weapon. take a look at these. credit card knives. when you open them, part of the credit card becomes a blade. the rest of it then folds into a handle. when it's closed it just resembles a thick credit card. the knives are often priced about $15. so far this year the tsa has confiscated about 500 cre

all of this after a palestinian teenager mohammed abu khdeir was kidnapped and burned to death last week in a revenge killing. six israelies are under arrest tonight. here's alex ortiz. >> this is a gated settlement in the west bank which some of the suspected killers of mohammed call home. but even here most residents say the violence has gone too far. shimon rosenblum is a shop owner. >> i think there is a dense of anger nationwide amongst all political sides it really makes no difference where are you in israel. four children were brutally murdered for no reason other than who they were were. >> mohammed was killed in revenge for the kidnapping and murder of three israeli teenagers last month. his body was dumped in this forest just outside jerusalem. this is where police discovered mohammed's badly burned body. the palestinian autopsy report says he was still alive when the killers doused him in gasoline and set him on fire. today rachel frankem, the mother of one of the murdered israelis sent her sympathyes to mohammed's family. >> no mother or father should go through what we are g

mohammed abu khdeir's family in california says their cousin suffered a brutal and senseless death. >> i was praying that he'd died before they let him on fire. the autopsy shows he's got smoke in his lungs, he was breathing the whole time he was on fire. >> reporter: his pill stan january american cousin dariq was attacked and beaten by israeli forces. he is now under house arrest. >> they punched me. they kicked me. they kicked in? my face. -- me in my face. i wasn't even breathing. >> reporter: the u.s. state department has condemned the beating. but israel's ambassador to the u.s. says tariq was not just an innocent bystander. >> he was with six other people. they were masked and threw bombs and cocktails at our police. three of them had knives. >> reporter: liters from both sides are appealing for calm as tensions rise. tar are merge they are for cbs news, washington. >> hamas vows to avenge the deaths of its members saying quote -- the enemy will pay a tremendous price. >>> in sacramento family members are mourning the death of 16-year-old mohammed abu khdeir in jerusalem. he wa

their continual action of killing people like mohamed abu khdeir. 16-years-old.ned alive by the settlers. >> woodruff: a handful of dust and moor, men filled in the grave in the traditional way. the cousin was overcome. not by the politics, but by the misery of losing a boy so young. >> the family needs, they need justice, they need the truth. >> reporter: do you think that >> woodruff: after the funeral, young men took out their frustration on the israeli security forces. rocks against rubber bullets. the family is waiting for the autopsy result. the israeli authorities say they are investigating. they will get answers. but there's no trust and little dialogue. >> woodruff: the associated press reports that thirteen israeli officers and dozens of palestinians were injured in today's fighting. jeffrey brown has more on this story. >> brown: in addition to the clashes in east jerusalem... the israeli air force struck targets inside of gaza tonight after hamas fired rockets again today into southern israel. the exchange happened despite word of a possible ceasefire

in the protests resulting from that killing, khdeir was arrested. and video showed him being beaten by two men in israeli security force uniforms. after an investigation, israeli authorities suspended an officer for 15 days. the council on american-islamic relations says khdeir served house arrest, and has now been released. >>: reaching the boiling point. city council members in richmond say that disruptive behavior has plagued their meetings. and they want to stop it *now. the vice -mayor is pushing to suspend certain members of the public from coming to the meetings. as kron four's alecia reid reports, there was a lot of and one person was even escorted out by police. either way kenneth davis was not let back in. the vice mayor back coast is asking the police chief to, with possible options tobacco says both of these hateful talks are directed at her. we're not free to be a if that way and grow while fighting words towards any individual including myself or anyone else. this is what the vice mayor says she has to do with it. hold yourself to a hi

just hours after they were buried a 16-year-old palestinian mohammed abu khdeir was abducted, his bodyater found burned and the later autopsy results show he was alive when he was set on fire. >> translator: i've asked for an international investigative committee to be formed for the terrorist crimes that have been committed to the palestinian people and aggression and especially the burning of the child mohammed abu khdeir who was burned alive. >> reporter: israeli police arrested several jewish suspects and say there is strong indication their motive was revenge for the deaths of the teenage settlers, the prime minister benjamin netanyahu has condemned all of the killings. speaking from the home of one of the teenagers he had a message for mohamed's relatives. >> translator: i would like to send condolence to the family of the young man and promise we will deal with the crime and the murders do not have a place in israeli society. >> reporter: but those words have done little to calm the situation. thousands of palestinians demonstrated in the streets of rafa on sunday voicing discon

. >> 15-year-old tareq khdeir appeared in court in jerusalem a short time ago.rld. we warn you, the video is really disturbing to watch. and here you see two masked men pummeling, kicking the 15-year-old in the head. this happened last week one day after tareq's cousin was kidnapped and killed. his family says the attackers wear the uniforms of israeli security forces. this men carry his limp body away. >> ben joins us now live from jerusalem. ben, you spoke with this teenager's parents. what did they tell you? >> reporter: actually i just spoke with tareq himself. he was just released moments ago and driven away with his mother and father. now, what we saw was he still had a big black eye on his right -- on his right eye. he said that he can't really remember what happened. he just remembers being beaten and then he fainted. but now as i said, he has been released. according to the conditions of his release, his family has to pay 3,000 shekel fine, that's almost $900. he will be under house arrest, but not in his neighborhood. he will be staying with relatives

>>israeli authorities say khdeir was part of a group that was attacking police. khdeir says he was just standing there, watching, when he was grabbed and beaten. he is now out on bail and is under house arrest at a relative's home. the state department is calling for a speedy, credible investigation. testimony could be wrapping up today at the oscar pistorius murder trial. prosecutors say pistorius shot and killed his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp, after an argument. but pistorius says he shot her by accident because he thought she was an intruder. yesterday, an australian t-v network aired a video of pistorius re-enacting what happened that night. the video was made by the defense, in preparation for the trial, but it was never admitted into evidence. the maker of the video says the network violated a promise to not air it until after the trial. opening statements begin today in the first trial linked to the boston marathon bombing. azamat tazhayakov is charged with obstruction of justice and conspiracy. he's accused of removing fireworks and other items from dzho

and back to the case of tariq abu khdeir, they're investigating if he did bait israeli defense forces or israeli police. but even if he did, the fact that he appeared to be unconscious in this video we're seeing, wouldn't that be obviously -- you would expect even if there was some baiting that this is something that israeli police would be held responsible for if they're investigated for this, right? >> absolutely. i mean, once you're detained, and he clearly was, there is no excuse for police behavior, the likes of which that cell phone video shows. so there is now an investigation into the israeli police, not internal investigation, but one that has been conducted under the auspices of the ministry of justice. so there is a criminal case apparently or criminal investigation into what tariq was doing there. but there have been no charges leveled against him and frankly as mark regev was saying, once you're detaining, there is no excuse for that kind of -- the kind of behavior we saw from police in that video. >> all right, diana magnay, thank you. >>> still ahead, the nsa scooping u

today we spoke to tarik abu khdeir's aunt. i asked her if he may have provoked the attack. >> i believe my nephew was completely innocent. what had happened is a typical casualty of palestinian suffering daily. and i'm just pleased that he's a u.s. citizen and was able to escape from the brutality and this injustice. >> today tarik bought palestinian president mahmoud abbas. he has asked to review the incidents against palestinians. >>> seven more people were killed in a spate of bombings near baghdad. government forces are pushing to keep islamic state fighters from gaining more ground. imran khan has this report. >> the bombing took place three or 400 meerdz behin meters inded me. it was a check potatoes. 21 people injured and seven died. second tbhoa bombing in at lease last seven hours. hit another neighborhood here. after that bombing very early in the morning the islamic state claimed responsibility for this. they sent out picture of the man whom they say was responsible for that particular attack. this is a slightly dif

and outside groups for killing the israelis whereas the israelis condemned the murder of mohammed khdeir. >> i think you're mistaking things. inside israel more than 42 cities have names of streets named after people who they, themselves, have killed and openly killed palestinians and are proud for killing palestinian. there isn't a culture of martyrdom. palestinians are being killed by israelis. they want to be able to live just like every other human being around the world and this constant refrain of a culture of martyrdom is very offensive. they want to live their normal lives as human beings and the fact that this military occupation has gone on for such a long time is creating a situation where palestinians are dying not because they want to die but because israelis are killing them. >> diana buttu, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> germany's leader is a little fed up with the united states, latest move in the spy game that means one key american is being forced to pack his bags. >>> next, forget the teleprompter. president obama going off script and off on house republicans. h

tariq khdeir, a teen from tampa, florida, spoke to our own ayman mohyeldin after being released frompping on my back and beating me from behind. and here is when they were punching me and kicking me. >> what happened to your wrist? >> these are from the handcuffs when they took me to jail. >> nbc's ayman mohyeldin joins me by phone from jerusalem. ayman, what is the swas now because this has been so tense and they've been so concerned about other cities within israel, not just within the west bank blowing up as well. >> that's right. in fact, we are seeing at least within israel, a few security challenges that the government here is dealing with simultaneously. in the northern part of the country in the predominantly arab cities or palestinian cities inside israel proper, there have been ongoing clashes for the past few days triggered by the killing of this palestinian boy. and that has also fueled some of that anger that also we saw in east jerusalem over the past several days. and there is also the constant threat in the south of israel as the result of palestinian rocket fire from

>> reporter: it was tariq's cousin, 16-year-old mohammed abu khdeir, who was aducted and burned alive on wednesday. there have been violent clashes every day since, clashes the police tell abc news that tariq participated in, which he denies. >> these undercover soldiers came out from nowhere and attacked him and beat him. >> reporter: today, suspects were arrested for mohammed's murder. israeli media reported believed to be israeli extremists looking to avenge the recent murders of three jewish teens, which has infuriated and saddened israel on full display at their funeral. >> i think many, many people feel what if it was my own child, what if it was my own son or what if it was my own daughter? >> reporter: the tension only growing as israel continues to carry out air strikes on the gaza strip. israel accuses the palestinian militant group hamas of being behind the abductions and for failing to stop the rocket fire. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said this morning they will do whatever they can to restore calm but so far efforts for a cease-fire have failed as public ang

israelis remain at large and too many people are unwilling to condemn the murder of mohammed abud khdeir. we stand together in support of the families here we stand, i stand in sport is a fight to defend herself and i'm proud to stand in support both of these resolutions. i yield back. >> thank you very much, mr. schneider. mr. chabot of ohio is recognized. >> thank you, madam chairman. i want to express my support for both resolutions being considered this morning, h. res 665 condemning the murder of israeli and palestinian children, and the ongoing and escalate violence in the country, and h. con. res. 107 denouncing the use of civilians as human shields by hamas and other terrorist organizations in violation of international humanitarian law and i spent the want to express my strong support for israel's right to defend territory from attacks by the hamas terrorist. since the start of operation protective edge, a little more than two weeks ago, more than 2000 rockets have been launched against israel from gaza from syria, from lebanon and from the sinai endangering the lives of some 6

three days after the funeral of a 16-year-old palestinian boy, mohammad abu khdeir reportedly beaten and burned alive, and one week after three israeli teenagers were buried after found dead in a jerusalem forest the violent clashes and retaliation continue. last night in east jerusalem street clashes broke out between israeli forces and young palestinian protesters and early this morning israeli air strikes killed seven hamas fighters in gaza. hamas is vowing to avenge their deaths warning on their website the zionist enemy will pay a heavy price. already, hamas is claiming responsibility for firing 60 rockets into southern israel earlier today. this weekend, a brutal video showing israeli fors beating and detaining ab but khdeir's 15-year-old cousin went viral. ayman mohyeldin spoke to him yesterday after his release. >> reporter: brutally beaten on thursday when police took him during clashes. back home, he showed me his bruises. >> they started stepping on my back and beating me from behind. and here's when they were punching me and kicking. >> what happened to your wrist right h

she offered her condolences to the family of mohammad abu khdeir, the pail stnian teenager burned to death in an apparent revenge killing. >> no father or mother should go through what we're going through now and we share the pain of the parents of mohammad abu khdeir. the legacy and life is a legacy of love, of humanitity, of national unity. >> despite a mother's call for peace and unity violence appears to be spiraling out of control. overnight israel launched a major offensive called operation protective edge. new wave of israeli air strikes hit 50 targets including militants' homes and the shift in strategy coming at a critical time. since monday night 100 rockets have been fired from gaza into israel. let's bring in cnn's diana magnay near the gaza strip. what is going on there? things are really heating up, diana. >> reporter: hi, brianna. i think you can still see the plumes of smoke as you were reading the introduction to me, there were about five blasts over across the gaza strip and we heard the red alert for incoming fire coming out of gaza towards us. from where i am whic

. >> reporter: walking free. 15-year-old american tariq abu khdeir leaving a jerusalem court today after being held for three days without charges following the vicious beating by police seen here. repeatedly kicked and pummeled as he was pinned to the ground. we were there as tariq arrived home still bruised and swollen and angry. what would you say to the israeli police officers? if you could speak to them now? >> i would say why would you attack me like that. tell me why would you do that to me if i didn't do anything to you? >> reporter: israel's ambassador to the u.s. told abc's martha raddatz today that during clashes with the police thursday tariq and five others attacked the police with molotov cocktails. >> our police are under extreme threat in the jerusalem area. facing monsters and riders. doesn't mean that excessive force is acceptable. >> reporter: tariq says he was watching the protests. tonight we visited his uncle's home where tariq is under house arrest. his mother telling she's she leaved his safe but outraged no one has been held responsible. >> no child should be put

masked teens in the violent clashes that followed the murder of his cousin, 16-year-old muhammed abu khdeir. what is wildly thought to be a revenge killing. abu khedair says the assault was unprovoked. >> why would you attack me like that? why would you do that to me if i didn't do anything to you. >> reporter: the teenager was on summer vacation, visiting family with his parents who were sunday and outraged. >> i couldn't believe it. >> reporter: though their son is free, they said they want justice for the police officers. go to jail? >> yes. >> stop him. to do that against another one. >> reporter: do you think that will happen? >> i doubt it. >> reporter: but on abc news's "this week," israel's ambassador to the united states says the video doesn't tell the whole story. >> he was one of six that attacked the police with petrol bombs. >> reporter: he will spend the next nine days under court-ordered house arrest before returning home to florida with his family on the 16th. alex marquardt, abc news, jerusalem. >>> pope francis meeting with victims of priest sex abuse. sitting down behind

violent riots jerusalem has seen in a decade, triggered by the murder of 16-year-old muhammad abu khdeir. he's believed to have been burned alive by jewish extremists carrying out a revenge attack for the killing of three israeli teens, kidnapped last month, their bodies found a week ago. muhammad's 15-year-old american cousin, tariq, was at those clashes when he was viciously assaulted by israeli police, held down by one officer as the other repeatedly kicked and punched his head. we visited tariq today -- black eyes, stitches on his lip, deep marks left by the plastic handcuffs. >> they punched me the first couple of times, i was awake until they punched me a little bit more and then i went unconscious. >> reporter: have you watched the video? >> yeah. it was really messed up. >> reporter: tariq was on summer vacation, visiting his palestinian family. he was born in baltimore and now lives in tampa, where he loves fishing with friends. his instagram profile, scenes of a typical american teenage life. but here, police say tariq joined in the violent clashes and attacked them, which he d

. >> reporter: 15-year-old tariq abu khdeir was released from an israeli jail, still bearing the black eyes and swollen lips that he says he suffered at the hands of police. this video shows the police in riot gear beating him, one pinning him down while the other repeatedly stomped him and knelt down to keep punching him. >> i was brutally attacked when i was watching what was happening. >> reporter: but an israeli police spokesman told abc news that he was one of the masked teens in the violent clashes that followed the further of his cousin, 16-year-old muhammed abu kheda khedair. his autopsy found that he was burned alive. the victim of what is widely believe to have been a revenge killing by israelis extremists afterle killing of three israeli teenagers. abu khedair says the assault was unprovoked. >> why would you attack me like that? why would you do that to me if i didn't do anything to you? >> reporter: the teenager was on summer vacation, visiting family with his parents who were stunned and outraged. >> i couldn't believe it. >> reporter: though their son is free, they said

. >> khdeir was beaten in a protest for the murder of his cousin. >>> newly released video shows the destruction caused by a tornado as it happens. a security camera captured the moment a tornado ripped through the town of pilger, nebraska. take a look. this happened last month. the twister brought 200-mile-an- hour winds even a lightning bolt caught on camera. this is from inside a farmers co-op. >> how quick it moves in and just, uhm, you know, just -- would just throw that stuff around, like there was no weight to it, it just is pretty amazing. >> the farmer took shelter in an 8" thick concrete wall. they come out when the dust settles to get a look at the destruction. i can't even imagine. >> i know. and always amazes me with this tornado video. >> it does. i lived in chicago for 7 years and this time of the year, we lived in our basements. you know the same thing in colorado where it's becoming more and more common. >> you hear the warnings going off. >> right. >> it looks like we'll see more severe weather in the midsection of the country while locally we are entering a benign

this, his family says, is the victim. 15-year-old tariq abu khdeir, born and raised in tampa, florida. this is what he looks like now. today, we met tariq's parents, in jerusalem visiting family. >> the palestinians live like this every day. they kind of say, okay, we'll deal with it. but us, as americans, it's just -- it's not human. >> reporter: it was tariq's cousin, 16-year-old muhammad, who was killed on wednesday, wildly believed to have been set on fire and killed by israelis, who were looking for revenge for the murders of three jewish teenagers. israeli police told abc news today that tariq was in the clashes that followed, masked and attacking the police. today, they called this clip edited and biased. tariq's parents say he wasn't involved, just enjoying the summer, hanging out with cousins and friends. >> he was just having a great time. >> reporter: and they knew him as the american kid? >> yeah, they knew him as the american boy. >> reporter: tonight, tariq is being held without charges before his hearing tomorrow in front of an israeli judge. just a short time ago, wash