Israel reins in military sweep for missing teens
 

* Palestinian anger grows over Israeli *****down * Israeli security cabinet worried violence might s**wball * United Nations warns of possible Palestinian uprising By Ali Sawafta and Crispian Balmer RAMALLAH, West Bank, June 24 (Reuters) - Israel scaled back a search for three missing teenagers in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday after 11 days of operations raised fears of a general uprising and undermined Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Israel has accused Abbas's political rivals, the Islamist group Hamas, of orchestrating the abduction of the Jewish youths on June 12. Up to six Palestinians have died as a result of the military sweep, locals say, and some 355 people have been arrested.

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