(CNN) -- A young Israeli soldier was killed as part of a macabre bargaining ploy, the Israeli military said Sunday. The Palestinian who killed him knew the soldier, and wanted to use the body to secure the release of the Palestinian's brother, who is in prison for involvement in terror attacks, the Israel Defense Forces said. Sgt. Tomer Hazan, 20, went missing Friday. Concerned, his family phoned police. Soon, Israeli authorities brought in Nadal Amer, a 42-year-old Palestinian from the West Bank village of Beit Amin, for questioning, the IDF said. The two men had once worked at the same restaurant.
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A Palestinian lured and killed an Israeli soldier he knew, Israel says
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The killing was allegedly part of a plot to gain the release of a Palestinian prisoner
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The soldier's body was dumped in a well
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The Israel Defense Forces says the investigation is ongoing
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