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Israeli Body Found in Ramallah
An apparent abduction

Israeli Planes Attack 3 Gaza Bridges

Israeli planes attacked three bridges in central Gaza, the military said Wednesday, and Israeli tanks were on the move after the government approved a limited operation ? a response to a weekend Palestinian attack in which two soldiers were killed and a third captured.

The Israeli military said in a statement that the object of the attacks on the bridges late Tuesday and early Wednesday was "to impair the ability of the terrorists to transfer the kidnapped soldier." Knocking down the bridges would cut Gaza in two, Palestinian security officials said.

Talks on Recovering Israeli Hostage Fail: TV

Egyptian- and French-led efforts to negotiate for the release of an Israeli soldier abducted by Palestinian gunmen in the Gaza Strip have failed, Israeli television reported on Tuesday.

... A mediator reached by Reuters said it was too early to call it quits. "It will be a few hours yet until we know it is hopeless"

Concerns Mount Over Kidnapping Report
"Two days after IDF soldier Cpl. Gilad Shalit was captured by Palestinian terrorists, concern grew within the security establishment Tuesday evening that yet another Israeli youth, 18-year-old Eliyahu Asheri of Itamar had been kidnapped by Palestinian terrorists.

The yeshiva student, a resident of the Samarian settlement of Itamar, was reportedly seen twice on Sunday night, both times attempting to hitchhike."

Sderot Residents Injured in Qassam Attack

Court Finds Family Guilty of Honour Killing
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