Hamas Responds to Al-Shujaiyeh Massacre: Captures Soldier, Infiltrates to ’Israel’, Continues Shelling

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Hamas announced Monday that a group of its resistance fighters infiltrated southern the Zionist entity from a tunnel in the northern Gaza Strip.

The operation was in retaliation for the "massacre" in the al-Shujaiyeh neighborhood of Gaza City on Sunday, Hamas said, adding that the fighters destroyed an "Israeli" military jeep.

"Israel's" army spokesman claimed 10 Hamas fighters were killed.

Earlier, the Hamas-affiliated al-Qassam Brigades said on Sunday night that it had captured an "Israeli" soldier, the first since the release of Gilad Shalit in 2011.

Al-Qassam Brigades said during a speech by spokesman Abu Ubaida that the captured soldier is named Shaul Aron and his military number is 6092065.
"The fact that they did not announce the loss of the soldier shows that they were trying to hide their losses," the spokesman said in the speech, noting the Zionist entity's lack of response.

The spokesman also warned "Israel" against taking any steps toward "any kind of foolishness," saying that it was better for them to respond to the rights of the Palestinian people but instead "Israel" insisted on arrogance.

This comes hours after the "Israeli" military admitted that the Palestinian resistance had killed 18 "Israeli" soldiers since the ground invasion.
News of the kidnapping sparked celebration across Palestinian cities, with gunshots and fireworks heard in Gaza City, Bethlehem, and elsewhere.

Many greeted the news on a day in which more than 100 Palestinians were killed in the most intense bombardment of the Gaza Strip since 2009, including 66 in the neighborhood of Shujaiyya alone.

Meanwhile, Hamas fired several rocket volleys Monday over the Tel Aviv and central "Israeli" settlements as well as Ashdod, Askalan and other parts of the South.

According to the "Israeli" sources, the Iron Dome intercepted at least five.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team