Mohammed Abu Khdair, shown in an undated family photo, was seen being forced into a car
Six people have been arrested over the murder of Palestinian teenager Mohammad Abu Khdair, Israeli media report.
The suspects are believed to be Jewish extremists, the reports suggested. Israeli police told the BBC Khdair was murdered "because of his nationality".
Khdair was abducted in East Jerusalem. His body was found on Wednesday with first post-mortem examination findings suggesting he was burnt alive.
His death followed the abduction and murder of three young Israelis.
In a related case, a Palestinian-American teenager allegedly beaten while in Israeli police custody in East Jerusalem is to be held under house arrest for nine days, a judge has ruled.
Tariq Khdair, 15, from Florida, is to remain in the Jerusalem area of Beit Hanina during the investigation.
Mobile phone footage appears to show two Israeli policemen repeatedly punching him in the head.
Police say that he was among a group of youths attacking police officers during unrest related to the killing of Mohammad Abu Khdair.
Anger mounts
The post mortem examination on Mohammad Abu Khdair was carried out by Israeli doctors, with Saber al-Aloul, the director of the Palestinian forensic institute, in attendance.
The Palestinian official news agency Wafa quoted the attorney-general as saying that Mr Aloul had reported fire dust in the respiratory canal, meaning the victim had "inhaled this material while he was burnt alive".
Mohammad Abu Khdair, who had also suffered a head injury, had burns to 90% of the body, it was reported.
The findings have not been officially released.
Israeli teenagers Naftali Frenkel, Gilad Shaar and Eyal Yifrach went missing near Hebron on 12 June and their bodies were found on Monday
Mohammad Abu Khdair's family have insisted he was killed in revenge for the murders of the three Israeli teenagers.
The bodies of Naftali Frenkel and Gilad Shaar, both aged 16, and 19-year-old Eyal Yifrach were found on 30 June. Their funerals were held on Wednesday.
Thousands attended Mohammad Abu Khdair's funeral on Friday near the family's home in the Shufat district of East Jerusalem.
Hundreds of Palestinian youths clashed with Israeli police in East Jerusalem before and after the funeral.
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