Posted on 06/25/2006 4:17:10 AM PDT by dennisw
An IDF soldier was kidnapped Sunday after a coordinated attack by at least three Palestinian factions killed an IDF officer and soldier and wounded four others near the Kerem Shalom crossing in the southern Gaza Strip.
Security forces sweeping the area around Rafah discovered the soldier's flak jacket.
Olmert: PA responsible for attack The Popular Resistance Committees, who engineered Sunday morning's attack, denied that the missing soldier was in their custody, while Hamas - although it did not formally claim the abduction - announced that it would not provide Israel with any intelligence on the soldier's whereabouts without getting "something in return."
Egypt has contacted Hamas, saying that it was willing to broker negotiations between Hamas and Israel to secure the soldier's release.
Earlier Sunday, the deputy director of the Shin Bet told the security cabinet that the Shin Bet had recently cracked a Sinai cell that intended to kidnap soldiers
Blackmail!
Don't worry...the Israelis always give them something in return and usually laser guided or between the eyes.
Dealing with Hamas is worse than being a professional "Honey dipper"
In effect you are dealing with the same substance.
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