Para pejuang sayap bersenjata Hamas membantu menangkap seorang prajurit Israel di dekat Jalur Gaza pada Juni lalu, menyulut operasi militer Israel selama beberapa bulan di wilayah itu, namun hingga kini prajurit itu belum ditemukan.
Fighters from the group's armed wing helped to capture an Israeli soldier near the Gaza Strip last June, precipitating months of military operations in the territory although the conscript has yet to be recovered.