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Hamas says Israeli soldier captured; Gaza death toll jumps
GAZA/JERUSALEM Sun Jul 20, 2014 7:28pm EDT
(Reuters) - Hamas's armed wing said on Sunday it had captured an Israeli soldier, as fighting in Gaza led to the bloodiest losses in a nearly two-week military offensive, with some 100 Palestinians and 13 Israeli soldiers killed.
The Israeli military said it was checking on the reported capture, which was announced in a Hamas television broadcast. Israeli television stations ignored the report in their extended evening programing about the offensive.
"Qassam Brigades captured a Zionist soldier," said Abu Ubaida, the masked spokesman of the Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, who identified the soldier as Shaul Aron and recited what he said was Aron's identity tag number.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/20/us-palestinians-israel-idUSKBN0FP00U20140720
This is reportedly his photo posted on twiitter by some Palestinians but not confirmed by US MSM yet:

GAZA/JERUSALEM Sun Jul 20, 2014 7:28pm EDT
(Reuters) - Hamas's armed wing said on Sunday it had captured an Israeli soldier, as fighting in Gaza led to the bloodiest losses in a nearly two-week military offensive, with some 100 Palestinians and 13 Israeli soldiers killed.
The Israeli military said it was checking on the reported capture, which was announced in a Hamas television broadcast. Israeli television stations ignored the report in their extended evening programing about the offensive.
"Qassam Brigades captured a Zionist soldier," said Abu Ubaida, the masked spokesman of the Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, who identified the soldier as Shaul Aron and recited what he said was Aron's identity tag number.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/20/us-palestinians-israel-idUSKBN0FP00U20140720
This is reportedly his photo posted on twiitter by some Palestinians but not confirmed by US MSM yet:
