Sign in to follow this  
CidanSultan

Breaking news: Al Qassam Brigade "We have Captured Israeli Soldier"

Recommended Posts

Confirmed

 

On the same day Israel acknowledged one of its soldiers had been taken by Hamas, Israel said it was continuing to make headway in its attack on Gaza militants from the land, sea and air.

 

Israel has said its campaign, launched July 8, is aimed at stopping Hamas rocket fire into Israel — some 2,000 rockets have been launched over the past two weeks, the military says — and destroying tunnels it says Hamas has constructed from Gaza into Israel for attacks against Israelis.

 

Israeli Defense Forces spokesman Peter Lerner told reporters on Tuesday he estimated that the Israel's army had destroyed 50% percent of Hamas' infiltration tunnels. In the last week, Israel has foiled two attacks by militants attempting to use the tunnels to gain access to its southern communities.

 

Since the start of Israel's military campaign in Gaza on July 8, the IDF has targeted over 1,715 military sites and uncovered 66 access shafts of 23 tunnels -- six of which were detonated in a controlled manner, according to the IDF.

 

Hamas spokesman Mushir al-Masri in Gaza claimed his group had captured an Israeli soldier on Sunday, a claim Israel initially denied. An announcement on Gaza TV of the soldier's capture set off celebration in the streets of the West Bank.

 

On Tuesday, Israel admitted Hamas destroyed an infantry APC in Gaza on Sunday, that carried Oron Shaul, 21, and six other soldiers. Israel has identified the bodies of the six soldiers from that attack, but not Shaul's.

 

"We had seven soldiers in the armed personnel carrier and can account for six. We have one soldier that is unaccounted for and the forensics has yet to determine if we have remains of that soldier," Lerner said.

 

 

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Restore formatting

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Sign in to follow this