GAZA, (PIC)
Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, announced on Friday the killing of an Israeli soldier held in Gaza in a clash with the Israeli army in an attempt to set him free.
The operation ended up with the killing of the captive soldier and a number of other soldiers of the invading force.
In an official statement, the Brigades said: “Our fighters have thwarted at dawn, today, Israeli army’s attempt to reach a captured soldier, resulting in his death in addition to the killing and wounding of a number of Israeli soldiers.”
“A special Israeli force was found trying to advance to set free a soldier held captive in Gaza. Clashes with the Israeli forces led to the killing of the captured soldier Sa’ar Baruch, 25, carrying ID number 207775032. A rifle and a communication device were also seized from the Israeli forces,” the statement mentioned.
“Israeli warplanes intervened and bombed the place with a series of raids to cover their withdrawal,” it added.
