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UPDATE: News reports he was killed in battle not kidnaped
Tank fire and airstrikes pummeled Gaza, as Israeli forces moved deeper into the West Bank, searching for a soldier apparently captured by Hamas militants, despite a three-day cease-fire that didn't even last two hours Friday.
The suspected kidnapping occurred shortly after a heavy exchange of gunfire erupted in the southern Gaza town of Rafah. Militants reportedly emerged from a tunnel shaft before a suicide bomber detonated himself, one senior Israel Defense Forces source told The Jerusalem Post.
Hadar Goldin, a 23-year-old 2nd Lt. from the central Israeli town of Kfar Saba, was apparently captured during the ensuing mayhem and taken back into Gaza through a tunnel, while another two soldiers were killed.
At least 62 Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers were killed in the fierce fighting that quickly shattered an internationally brokered cease-fire.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Secretary of State John Kerry that Hamas militants will bear the consequences of their actions, after reports of the kidnapping. Netanyahu told Kerry by phone Friday that Israel will continue to defense itself against attacks, Jewish newspaper Algemeiner reported.
Prime Minister Netanyahu told U.S. Secretary of State Kerry that Hamas and the other terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip will bear the consequences of their actions and that Israel would take all necessary steps against those who call for our destruction and perpetrate terrorism against our citizens, an Israeli government press office statement read.
Kerry issued a statement while traveling back to the U.S. from India Friday, condemning the violence in Gaza and possible kidnapping of the Israeli soldier, calling it an outrageous violation of the cease-fire.
Hamas, which has security control over the Gaza Strip, must immediately and unconditionally release the missing Israeli soldier, and I call on those with influence over Hamas to reinforce this message, Kerrys statement said.
The international community must now redouble its efforts to end the tunnel and rocket attacks by Hamas terrorists on Israel and the suffering and loss of civilian life, the statement concluded.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon blamed Hamas for violating the cease-fire and demanded the immediate and unconditional release of the missing soldier.
A Hamas spokesman, Fawzi Barhoum, would neither confirm nor deny the capture, saying it was being used -- along with news that two Israeli soldiers were killed in the Rafah area -- as a cover for a "massacre."
The Israeli military said the heavy shelling in Rafah that followed was part of operational and intelligence activity designed to locate Goldin. 62 Palestinians died and at least 400 were wounded in Rafah, Gaza health official Ashraf al-Kidra said. Rescue workers were searching for people buried under the rubble, he added. He did not say whether those killed were civilians or militants.
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Ron Prosor sent a letter to U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Friday, calling for the U.N. to condemn Hamas for violating the cease-fire and preventing humanitarian assistance in Gaza. The letter also demanded Hamas be held responsible for murdering and kidnapping Israelis, and called for the missing soldiers safe return.
While Israel agreed to this cease-fire to allow humanitarian relief for the people of Gaza, Hamas agreed so that it could plan and carry out an attack and kidnap a soldier. Hamas has sent hundreds of suicide bombers into our cities and towns and kidnapped our children. In the last month, Hamas has also launched 3,073 rockets into Israel. How much more evidence is needed before the United Nations will finally designate Hamas as a terrorist organization and call for its disarmament? the letter read.
Britains Channel 4 News reported that the soldier is from a family of British-Jewish immigrants and is a cousin either second or third of Israeli's defense minister, Moshe Ya'alon.
The cease-fire took effect at 8 a.m. local time and was expected to last for a period of 72 hours. Both Israel and Hamas accused each other of breaking the cease-fire within two hours of its start.
U.S. Deputy National Security Adviser Tony Blinken said Friday if the soldier was, in fact, kidnapped by Hamas militants, it was a barbaric violation of the cease-fire agreement, and he must be immediately released.
"We urge those with influence over Hamas to exercise that influence to get Hamas to return the soldier that has been taken hostage and to live up to the agreements that were made just yesterday," Blinken said.
"There's no doubt that that soldier should be returned unharmed and immediately."
"Once again, Hamas and the terror organizations in Gaza have blatantly broken the cease-fire to which they committed."
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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The suspected kidnapping occurred shortly after a heavy exchange of gunfire erupted in the southern Gaza town of Rafah. Militants reportedly emerged from a tunnel shaft before a suicide bomber detonated himself, one senior Israel Defense Forces source told The Jerusalem Post.
Hadar Goldin, a 23-year-old 2nd Lt. from the central Israeli town of Kfar Saba, was apparently captured during the ensuing mayhem and taken back into Gaza through a tunnel, while another two soldiers were killed.
At least 62 Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers were killed in the fierce fighting that quickly shattered an internationally brokered cease-fire.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Secretary of State John Kerry that Hamas militants will bear the consequences of their actions, after reports of the kidnapping. Netanyahu told Kerry by phone Friday that Israel will continue to defense itself against attacks, Jewish newspaper Algemeiner reported.
Prime Minister Netanyahu told U.S. Secretary of State Kerry that Hamas and the other terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip will bear the consequences of their actions and that Israel would take all necessary steps against those who call for our destruction and perpetrate terrorism against our citizens, an Israeli government press office statement read.
Kerry issued a statement while traveling back to the U.S. from India Friday, condemning the violence in Gaza and possible kidnapping of the Israeli soldier, calling it an outrageous violation of the cease-fire.
Hamas, which has security control over the Gaza Strip, must immediately and unconditionally release the missing Israeli soldier, and I call on those with influence over Hamas to reinforce this message, Kerrys statement said.
The international community must now redouble its efforts to end the tunnel and rocket attacks by Hamas terrorists on Israel and the suffering and loss of civilian life, the statement concluded.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon blamed Hamas for violating the cease-fire and demanded the immediate and unconditional release of the missing soldier.
A Hamas spokesman, Fawzi Barhoum, would neither confirm nor deny the capture, saying it was being used -- along with news that two Israeli soldiers were killed in the Rafah area -- as a cover for a "massacre."
The Israeli military said the heavy shelling in Rafah that followed was part of operational and intelligence activity designed to locate Goldin. 62 Palestinians died and at least 400 were wounded in Rafah, Gaza health official Ashraf al-Kidra said. Rescue workers were searching for people buried under the rubble, he added. He did not say whether those killed were civilians or militants.
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Ron Prosor sent a letter to U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Friday, calling for the U.N. to condemn Hamas for violating the cease-fire and preventing humanitarian assistance in Gaza. The letter also demanded Hamas be held responsible for murdering and kidnapping Israelis, and called for the missing soldiers safe return.
While Israel agreed to this cease-fire to allow humanitarian relief for the people of Gaza, Hamas agreed so that it could plan and carry out an attack and kidnap a soldier. Hamas has sent hundreds of suicide bombers into our cities and towns and kidnapped our children. In the last month, Hamas has also launched 3,073 rockets into Israel. How much more evidence is needed before the United Nations will finally designate Hamas as a terrorist organization and call for its disarmament? the letter read.
Britains Channel 4 News reported that the soldier is from a family of British-Jewish immigrants and is a cousin either second or third of Israeli's defense minister, Moshe Ya'alon.
The cease-fire took effect at 8 a.m. local time and was expected to last for a period of 72 hours. Both Israel and Hamas accused each other of breaking the cease-fire within two hours of its start.
U.S. Deputy National Security Adviser Tony Blinken said Friday if the soldier was, in fact, kidnapped by Hamas militants, it was a barbaric violation of the cease-fire agreement, and he must be immediately released.
"We urge those with influence over Hamas to exercise that influence to get Hamas to return the soldier that has been taken hostage and to live up to the agreements that were made just yesterday," Blinken said.
"There's no doubt that that soldier should be returned unharmed and immediately."
"Once again, Hamas and the terror organizations in Gaza have blatantly broken the cease-fire to which they committed."
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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Poor guy. Israel needs to keep sending rockets over imo. Hamas needs to stop.
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-Dylan_ wrote Poor guy. Israel needs to keep sending rockets over imo. Hamas needs to stop.
Don't you understand the media is lying to you?
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Honestly im not too up-to-date with whos doing what and who is in fault here for all we know all of the news we watch is lies
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It's all sad for everyone of them, I feel sorry for them espicailly the little ones.
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Fifaboy100 wrote It's all sad for everyone of them, I feel sorry for them espicailly the little ones.I agree with bud it's very sad
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Aggie wrote-Dylan_ wrote Poor guy. Israel needs to keep sending rockets over imo. Hamas needs to stop.
Don't you understand the media is lying to you?
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Well you're one of those brain-dead liberals who side with terrorists. Hamas started this. Let Israel finish them off.
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-Dylan_ wroteI'm gonna have to agree with you on thisAggie wrote-Dylan_ wrote Poor guy. Israel needs to keep sending rockets over imo. Hamas needs to stop.
Don't you understand the media is lying to you?
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Well you're one of those brain-dead liberals who side with terrorists. Hamas started this. Let Israel finish them off.
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Chevy- wrote-Dylan_ wroteI'm gonna have to agree with you on thisAggie wrote-Dylan_ wrote Poor guy. Israel needs to keep sending rockets over imo. Hamas needs to stop.
Don't you understand the media is lying to you?
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Well you're one of those brain-dead liberals who side with terrorists. Hamas started this. Let Israel finish them off.
Thanks for the support, sir. +Rep for ya
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-Dylan_ wroteChevy- wrote-Dylan_ wroteI'm gonna have to agree with you on thisAggie wrote-Dylan_ wrote Poor guy. Israel needs to keep sending rockets over imo. Hamas needs to stop.
Don't you understand the media is lying to you?
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Well you're one of those brain-dead liberals who side with terrorists. Hamas started this. Let Israel finish them off.
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Thanks man i appreciate it bro
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