Operation Brother’s Keeper

On Thursday night, three young Israeli civilians  – Eyal Yifrach, 19, Gilad Shaar, 16, and Naftali Frenkel, 16 –  were on their way home when they were kidnapped near the community of Gush Etzion.

Since Thursday night, IDF forces have conducted a widespread operation in order to locate the

teenagers and to find the Hamas terrorists who were involved in the kidnapping.

So far, the Israeli forces have arrested more than 190 Palestinian suspects in

connection with the abduction.

IDF soldiers conducted an extensive operation on Monday night, uncovering hundreds of weapons

and explosives in Nablus.

Palestinians have been voicing their support for

the kidnapping and calling for further

abductions.

One of the leading campaigns to support the abduction is called: #Three_GiladShalits

Kidnapping is a constant threat to the safety of Israel

• 1989 - Two Hamas terrorists dressed up as religious Jews and kidnapped Sgt. Avi Sasportas.

• In a similar event later that year, Hamas terrorists  abducted Cpl. Ilan Saadon. 

• 1992 -  Hamas abducted Sgt. Maj. Nisim Toledano, a border policeman, on his way to work.

• 1994 - Hamas abducted Sgt. Nachshon Wachsman with the intention of trading him for terrorists. 

• 2006 - Hamas terrorists infiltrated Israel, killing two soldiers and kidnapping a third, SFC  Gilad Shalit.

Our soldiers are continuing a widespread search with a single goal: to bring Gilad, Naftali, and Eyal home.

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