HAMAS CALLS FOR MORE KIDNAPPINGS OF ISRAELIS

Hamas Calls for More Kidnappings of Israeli Soldiers
A number of Palestinian factions, including Hamas, have called for more Israeli soldiers to be captured in order to ensure Palestinian prisoners are released in exchange. In a statement, Hamas urged the armed brigades of Fatah, the Popular Resistance Committees, Islamic Jihad, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, and others to work together to capture more Israeli soldiers. (Maan News-PA)

Hamas to All Resistance Brigades: Abduct Israeli Soldiers – It's An Ideal Method for Obtaining Release of Palestinian Prisoners (MEMRI)
The Hamas movement has issued a communiqué calling for abducting Israeli soldiers to mark Prisoners' Day. The communiqué states: "We call on the Palestinian resistance brigades – Al-Qassam, Al-Aqsa, the Al-Nasser Regiment, the Al-Quds Squadron, Abu 'Alu Mustafa and the National Resistance, and the other brigades – to take the initiative into their hands and to make plans to liberate the [Palestinian] prisoners by means of field operations, and especially by capturing Zionist soldiers – which is proven to be an ideal method for liberating prisoners from the occupation."

Source: Hamas website www.palestine-info.info, April 17, 2007