Hamas Denies Having Captive Israeli Soldier, Says They Lost Contact With Militants Who Carried Out Attack

Hamas' military wing told NBC News that they lost contact with the unit that carried out an attack against Israeli forces Friday morning and denied holding a live-Israeli captive.

The group, classified as a terrorist organization by the United States, added to NBC that its militants were killed by Israeli fire during the apparent attempt to capture an IDF soldier.

Hamas said it's possible the Israeli soldier may have been killed with the militants in the ambush.

Hamas military wing says it does not have a live israeli captive and that its fighters in the attack were killed by israeli fire

— Richard Engel (@RichardEngel) August 1, 2014

Hamas military wing says it lost contact with unit that carried out attack in which israeli soldier went missing.

— Richard Engel (@RichardEngel) August 1, 2014

Hamas military wing says missing israeli solider may have been killed along with hamas fighters

— Richard Engel (@RichardEngel) August 1, 2014

Hamas says it passed info on missing soldier to egypt because it doesn't want to be blamed for breaking ceasefire

— Richard Engel (@RichardEngel)

August 1, 2014

So according to hamas, its men may have tried to grab soldier, then lost contact, were killed. Group says it doesn't have live captive

— Richard Engel (@RichardEngel) August 1, 2014

Israel said Friday that Hamas broke the truce when they fired on Israeli forces, killing two soldiers and possibly capturing another.

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