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Hamas Rocket Barrage a Diversion for Kidnapping Attempt
[Ynet News] Hanan Greenberg - IDF officials have affirmed that Hamas had planned to kidnap an Israeli soldier during a barrage of Kassam rockets and mortar shells launched from Gaza toward southern Israel on Tuesday. "The army was prepared for such a scenario; the Southern Command forces responded correctly," a military official said. Hamas claimed its gunmen fired 28 Kassam rockets and 61 mortar shells at Israel on Tuesday.