[UPDATE] First Stage of Operation ‘Swords Of Iron’ Completed, Says Israeli Premier Netanyahu

Palestinian radicals posted footage of them taking Israelis prisoner Regular footage of the capture of Israeli officers and soldiers by Hamas militants is published online by the participants in the assault. Israeli military personnel are being rounded up by radicals and taken to the Gaza Strip. It is reported that the scene in the video is the same Erez base in northern Gaza, which was taken yesterday. According to the Israeli Ambassador to Russia, the number of hostages taken by radicals is high and continues to grow exponentially. Images from Gaza shelled by IDF forces – Israel is evacuating its…