Green Energy
h/t Michael Travis
from The Last Crusade
Israeli authorities are investigating reports of the capture of a soldier near Ben Gurion International Airport, in the center of the country, on Thursday.
“The matter is being investigated,” a military spokesperson told Ma’an when asked about the reports.
A previously unknown group calling itself the “Al-Quds Army” claimed responsibility for the reported capture in a statement sent to Ma’an.
In recent weeks Israel has warned it’s citizens worldwide to be on alert to possible kidnap attempts. Last week Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon warned that Israel will hold Hezbollah responsible for any attack on Israeli citizens or diplomats.
Stay tuned and keep your powder dry.
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Update from ANDRE79
YNETNews
IDF looking into possible kidnapping
Massive security forces deployed in greater Tel Aviv area, Highway 443., dozens of roadblocks set up following report that soldier was forced into vehicle near Ben Gurion Airport; Palestinian group claims its 'resistance fighters' abducted soldier
Eli Senyor
Cleared for publication: The IDF and Israel Police received a report at around noon Thursday claiming that two civilians forced an IDF soldier into a car at an intersection near an Israeli Air Force base adjacent to Ben Gurion International Airport.
In response to the report, filed by a woman soldier, security forces set up dozens of roadblocks in the greater Tel Aviv area, Petah Tikva and Highway 443. Two helicopters were scrambled as part of the clampdown. So far there have been no reports of any missing soldiers, and the report's credibility is being checked.
The Israeli dragnet, which began in the early afternoon and lasted into the evening, froze traffic around Ben-Gurion Airport on the highway between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
The Palestinian news agency Ma'an reported a previously unknown organization called "Al-Quds Army" claimed responsibility for abducting an Israeli soldier.
The organization's statement read: "Our resistance fighters captured an Israeli soldier near Ben Gurion airport and withdrew along with the soldier peacefully - later we will give details about the captured soldier.
A Palestinian security official said the Al-Quds Army, while fairly obscure, was believed to have links to the Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah, a foe of the Jewish state.
The Palestinian security official could not immediately confirm that such a claim of responsibility had been made.
A driver who was stuck at the entry to Petah Tikva told Ynet, "This is usually a three-minute stretch of road but it took nearly 45-minutes."
Another said that dozens of police cruisers were seen rushing along the Atarot Junction in central Israel.
Winning the return of Israeli captives or even their corpses is a cardinal tenet of the Israeli military, and lopsided prisoner exchanges have been common in the past. Soldiers are trained never to abandon comrades on the battlefield.
The capture of two Israeli soldiers on the Lebanese border by Hezbollah, a Shiite Islamic terror group allied to Hamas, was the trigger that set off the 2006 war in Lebanon. Israel later swapped a notorious Lebanese guerrilla for the remains of the two soldiers, under heavy pressure from the servicemen's families.
Israel already has one soldier being held captive. Sgt. Gilad Shalit was captured by Hamas-allied terrorists three years ago in a cross-border raid from Gaza. Shalit has not been seen since then, and the Red Cross has not been permitted to visit him.
Egypt has been mediating attempts to trade Shalit for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. But negotiations for Shalit's release have been hobbled by Hamas' demand that among those to be freed are many convicts serving time for deadly attacks on Israelis.
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Green Energy
TERROR ALERT FOR ISRAEL
h/t Michael Travis
from The Last Crusade
TERROR ALERT FOR ISRAEL- U.S. SHOULD TAKE HEED
Israel on alert after reported capture of soldier
IF TRUE THE REPERCUSSIONS COULD BE SEVERE
thelastcrusade.org
IF TRUE THE REPERCUSSIONS COULD BE SEVERE
thelastcrusade.org
Israeli authorities are investigating reports of the capture of a soldier near Ben Gurion International Airport, in the center of the country, on Thursday.
“The matter is being investigated,” a military spokesperson told Ma’an when asked about the reports.
A previously unknown group calling itself the “Al-Quds Army” claimed responsibility for the reported capture in a statement sent to Ma’an.
In recent weeks Israel has warned it’s citizens worldwide to be on alert to possible kidnap attempts. Last week Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon warned that Israel will hold Hezbollah responsible for any attack on Israeli citizens or diplomats.
Stay tuned and keep your powder dry.
========================
Update from ANDRE79
YNETNews
IDF looking into possible kidnapping
Massive security forces deployed in greater Tel Aviv area, Highway 443., dozens of roadblocks set up following report that soldier was forced into vehicle near Ben Gurion Airport; Palestinian group claims its 'resistance fighters' abducted soldier
Eli Senyor
Cleared for publication: The IDF and Israel Police received a report at around noon Thursday claiming that two civilians forced an IDF soldier into a car at an intersection near an Israeli Air Force base adjacent to Ben Gurion International Airport.
In response to the report, filed by a woman soldier, security forces set up dozens of roadblocks in the greater Tel Aviv area, Petah Tikva and Highway 443. Two helicopters were scrambled as part of the clampdown. So far there have been no reports of any missing soldiers, and the report's credibility is being checked.
The Israeli dragnet, which began in the early afternoon and lasted into the evening, froze traffic around Ben-Gurion Airport on the highway between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
The Palestinian news agency Ma'an reported a previously unknown organization called "Al-Quds Army" claimed responsibility for abducting an Israeli soldier.
The organization's statement read: "Our resistance fighters captured an Israeli soldier near Ben Gurion airport and withdrew along with the soldier peacefully - later we will give details about the captured soldier.
A Palestinian security official said the Al-Quds Army, while fairly obscure, was believed to have links to the Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah, a foe of the Jewish state.
The Palestinian security official could not immediately confirm that such a claim of responsibility had been made.
A driver who was stuck at the entry to Petah Tikva told Ynet, "This is usually a three-minute stretch of road but it took nearly 45-minutes."
Another said that dozens of police cruisers were seen rushing along the Atarot Junction in central Israel.
Winning the return of Israeli captives or even their corpses is a cardinal tenet of the Israeli military, and lopsided prisoner exchanges have been common in the past. Soldiers are trained never to abandon comrades on the battlefield.
The capture of two Israeli soldiers on the Lebanese border by Hezbollah, a Shiite Islamic terror group allied to Hamas, was the trigger that set off the 2006 war in Lebanon. Israel later swapped a notorious Lebanese guerrilla for the remains of the two soldiers, under heavy pressure from the servicemen's families.
Israel already has one soldier being held captive. Sgt. Gilad Shalit was captured by Hamas-allied terrorists three years ago in a cross-border raid from Gaza. Shalit has not been seen since then, and the Red Cross has not been permitted to visit him.
Egypt has been mediating attempts to trade Shalit for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. But negotiations for Shalit's release have been hobbled by Hamas' demand that among those to be freed are many convicts serving time for deadly attacks on Israelis.
- Anti-dhimmitude
h/t Total Rome Gives Gilad Shalit Honorary Citizenship ROME – Rome has given honorary citizenship to an Israeli soldier kidnapped by militants linked to Gaza's militant Islamic Hamas group three years ago. Sgt. Gilad Schalit's father, Noam Schalit...
- Arab Times Editor-in-chief: Israel Is Doing The Arab People A Favor
Man bites dog at the Arab Times: PEOPLE of Arab countries, especially the Lebanese and Palestinians, have been held hostage for a long time in the name of “resisting Israel.” Arab governments have been caught between political obligations and public...
- Truly A War Of The Peoples - Palestinian Poll
Poll: Palestinians back Shalit abduction In 2003 the palestinians in a poll backed the idea by 58% that any peace with Israel was to be only a waystation to it's extinction, even if that meant the occupation and war went on forever. This view reflects...
- Sign Of Progress In The Middle East
The Hamas-led Palestinian government called for a cease-fire in its violent two-week standoff with Israel but stopped short Saturday of offering to release an Israeli soldier held by Hamas militants. Israeli Prime Minister...
- Olmert Issues Threat To Syrian Leader
As well he should. In the past few days, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has made it clear he believes Syrian leader Bashar Assad is a sponsor of Hamas, and the various terrorist organizations within the Palestinian territories. Syrian leader Bashar...