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Israeli army confirms one of its soldiers is missing

July 22, 2014 15:41
Israeli soliders on patrol searching for tunnels in Gaza (Photo: IDF Spokesperson Unit)

ByDaniel Easterman, Daniel Easterman

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The Israeli army has confirmed that one of its soldiers - thought to have been killed two days ago in Gaza - has still not been found or identified.

In a statement, the military said: “The identification process of six of the soldiers killed has been completed and confirmed. The efforts to identify the seventh soldier are ongoing and have yet to be determined.”

According to Israel, the missing soldier was killed during the battle between Israeli ground forces and Hamas in the eastern district of Shejaiya.

However, Hamas says that it has kidnapped the soldier and he remains in their custody.