An Israeli military court sentenced Hussam Kawasmeh, a Palestinian member of Hamas, to life in prison Tuesday over the killing of three Israeli youths in June.<br/> <br />This was Kawasmeh as he awaited the court hearing...<br/> <br />...where he would be slapped with three consecutive life terms for instigating the abduction of the seminary students in the occupied West Bank.<br/> <br />They were later shot dead by their Palestinian captors.<br/> <br />The killing of the Israeli teens set off a cycle of violence over the summer -- including the murder of a 16-year-old Palestinian by three Israeli teens -- which culminated in a 50-day war between Israel and Hamas militants.<br/> <br />Officials say some 2,100 Palestinians died in the July-August conflict -- mostly civilians.<br/> <br />67 Israeli soldiers and six civilians in Israel were also killed.
