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| Group says second Israeli soldier held |
| 2006-07-01 |
| Al-Jizz...salt lick's on the bar Palestinian fighters have kidnapped a second Israeli soldier and threatened to kill him unless Israel ends its military offensive in the Palestinian territories, the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades announced overnight on Friday. In a statement received by AFP in Gaza City, the armed group, loosely affiliated to the Fatah movement, called for "the end of the Israeli offensive" and "the lifting of the blockade" in the territories. "If our demands are not met, the Al-Aqsa Brigades will kill the kidnapped soldier," the statement said, without giving any details. The soldier was seized in the West Bank, the group said. They named him as Hoffmann Kfeir Samuel, 24, a resident of Hulul, south of Tel Aviv. There was no immediate Israeli response. The group also demanded the release of Hamas ministers and deputies arrested by Israeli forces following the earlier kidnapping of 19-year-old army corporal Gilad Shalit, along with the release of "all the other detained Palestinians" |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #8 There's no mention of this on Haaretz or the J-Post. I previously read a story that the Pals were showing the stolen identity card of an Israeli who was safe and sound. |
| Posted by: Apostate 2006-07-01 19:02 |
| #7 Naked ministers working on a new proposal in the prison courtyard. |
| Posted by: 6 2006-07-01 18:59 |
| #6 Correction: Couple more days and the Brigade should be down to diddlysquat. |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2006-07-01 18:32 |
| #5 Couple more days and the Brigade should be down to a squad. |
| Posted by: Inspector Clueso 2006-07-01 17:44 |
| #4 I'm still OK with it. That's like saying the political and military arms of either Hamas or Fatah are separate entities. The IRA pulled that crap for decades. Fatah should also be targetted, which is why there's been ops in the WB area by the IDF |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-07-01 17:28 |
| #3 The other day a second Israeli lad found murdered after being kidnapped, too, making the count two boys murdered, plus two soldiers -- if AFP's report is true. Both boys were killed in the West Bank, I think. The Al Aqsa Martyr Brigades are salaried employees of Fatah/PLO, whether or not Mr. Abu Abbas orders their actions directly. As soon as the negotiation hudna is ended, Israel should start picking up Fatah officials to add to their collection. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-07-01 17:27 |
| #2 The cabinet are Hamas, yes? This is a Fatah group - they would be quite pleased to have Hamas officials out of the way, I suspect. |
| Posted by: lotp 2006-07-01 17:13 |
| #1 HT to Ace of Spades. I agree with his recommendation: kill three or four of the terrorist cabinet |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-07-01 17:11 |