ISRAEL ADMITS THE MISSING SOLDIER

Hamas armed wing claimsed the capture of Israeli soldier Sharun Aaron on Sunday 20th July 2014. Meanwhile, the Israeli military confirmed they are aware of the claim and are investigating the report. (Palestine Press News Agency)

Tel Aviv, 24 Ramadan 1435/22 July 2014 (MINA) – Israeli Occupation Forces announced on Tuesday (22/7) it admitted the remains of one of its soldiers had still not been found or identified, two days after Hamas’s military wing said it had kidnapped a soldier.

“The army also formally declared that the seventh soldier, identified as Sgt. Oron Shaul, as missing,” Israeli media Haaretz quoted by Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA).

In the battle at the Shujaiyah, east of Gaza on Sunday, Izzudin al-Qassam Brigade, military wing of Hamas, announced that they have arrested a Zionist soldier named “Shaul Aaron” with ID number 6092065.

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On that day, Aaron or Oron captured in an operation that also killed 14 Israeli soldiers and wounded more than 50 soldiers, including the commander of the Israeli brigade Golani.

But the next day, Monday (21/7) Israel’s ambassador to the UN, Ron Prosor denied one of the soldiers arrested by the Palestinian fighters, as saying al-Qassam’s announcing as a lie.

“There is no Israeli soldiers were kidnapped, the rumor is not true,” Prosor told reporters shortly before a meeting with the UN Security Council about the latest situation in Gaza.

After the arestin, Al-Qassam displayed Aaron’s identity cards to the public in its official website.

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Abu Ubaida al-Qassam spokesman said in a statement that when ‘the enemy’ is not honest, then Al -Qassam will reveal the truth.

“Al-Qassam came when the Israeli occupation is not honest in acknowledging that the actual death toll from their side, but major trauma caused by these operations have forced the enemy to recognize most of the losses suffered,” said Abu Ubaida. (T/P03/P04)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)