A Palestinian man has been sentenced to three life sentences for the abduction and murder of three Israeli teenagers in the West Bank in June last year.

The killings sparked a cycle of violence that led to a 50-day war with Hamas in Gaza.

Two other suspects in the murder were shot dead by Israeli security forces in September.

The Hamas member who was sentenced on Tuesday, Hussam Qawasmeh, must also pay $63,000 (£41,000) in compensation to the victims' families.

Naftali Frenkel and Gilad Shaar, both aged 16, and 19-year-old Eyal Yifrach went missing at a road junction between Jerusalem and Hebron as they hitchhiked home on 12 June.

Their bodies were found almost three weeks later in a nearby valley.