IDF Declares That Israeli Soldier Thought To Be Captured Was Actually Killed in Battle

The soldier's family held spoke to press outside their home in Kfar Saba after being told of his death. BBC

Soldier Thought to Be Captured Was Killed In Battle, Israel Says --- New York Times

JERUSALEM — The Israeli military announced early Sunday morning that Second Lt. Hadar Goldin, 23, who had been thought captured by Palestinian militants since a deadly clash Friday morning that shattered a planned 72-hour cease-fire, was now considered to have been killed in battle.

A military spokeswoman declined to say whether Lieutenant Goldin had been killed along with two comrades by a suicide bomb one of the militants exploded, or later by Israel’s assault on the area to hunt for him; she also refused to answer whether remains had been recovered.

Earlier, on Saturday evening, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will continue its military campaign in the Gaza Strip as long as necessary to stop Hamas attacks on Israel, while suggesting a de-escalation of the ground war in Gaza may be near.

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