The Israeli army detained another 40 Palestinians on Tuesday including members of Fatah and Hamas in its hunt to find three missing teenagers.<br /><br />It brings the total arrested over the last few days in the West Bank to 200.<br /><br />Israel accuses Hamas of abducting the 19 year old and two 16 year olds although Hamas denies any involvement.<br /><br />Gil-Ad Shaer, Naftali Fraenkel, and Eyal Yifrah disappeared last Thursday after leaving a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank.<br /><br />Israeli media is reporting that one of the teenagers called police saying he was being kidnapped, but police thought it was a prank call.<br /><br />The head of the Israeli army said the military was preparing to expand its operation.<br /><br />Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned the operation could take a long while.<br /><br />“We are at the height of a complicated operation. We must be prepared for the possibility it could take time,” he said.
