Two IDF soldiers wounded in failed hostage rescue operation
Israeli soldiers seen in Kibbutz Be
IDF troops involved in a failed hostage rescue operation in the Gaza Strip were severely wounded on Friday night.
The troops raided a known Hamas location and eliminated terrorists who took part in the kidnapping and holding of the hostages. No hostages were rescued in this operation.
The families of the wounded soldiers have been informed.
“The IDF continues to operate in a variety of operational and intelligence ways, together with the other security organizations, to free the abductees and the abductees, and gather information about them,” an IDF spokesperson said.
“The terrorist organization Hamas is trying and will try to produce psychological terror. Spreading unverified rumors and facts should be avoided.”