The Zioneer published a full feature on the 2006 abduction of IDF soldier Gilad Shalit by Hamas, with a minute-by-minute reconstruction of the cross-border raid that led to a five-year captivity. The feature draws on recently surfaced footage and declassified IDF logs.
The Zioneer has published a comprehensive feature titled "חסר חייל בטנק": דקה אחר דקה - רגעי הדרמה של חטיפת גלעד שליט ("Missing a soldier in the tank": minute by minute — the dramatic moments of the abduction of Gilad Shalit). The report covers the 2006 cross-border raid near the Gaza border in which Hamas operatives abducted the IDF soldier, leading to a 5-year captivity and a 2011 prisoner exchange.
As The Zioneer reported earlier today, newly surfaced footage and declassified IDF operational logs from the Southern Brigade command center were released to mark the 20th anniversary of the abduction. The archive records document the escalation from a "missing soldier" report at 06:40 to the activation of the Hannibal directive four minutes later, before the abductee was identified as Cpl. Gilad Shalit. The current feature provides the broader narrative of the abduction and its aftermath.
2 developments
- StrongIDF archive releases operational logs from Gilad Shalit abduction day — 20 years on
- DevelopingHamas military wing releases 1992 photos of slain IRGC commander Saeed Izadi with senior terrorists
- DevelopingFallen soldier Yair Eliyahu remembered one year after his death in Gaza
- DevelopingPalestinian detainee Abdullah Shataat freed after 20 months in Israeli prison
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