Israel has vowed revenge if 20-year-old Israeli soldier Gilad Shavit, kidnapped by Palestianian terrorists of the Popular Resistance Committees, is not released. The Israelis may exact a huge price:
“We will make sure that the Hamas government ceases to operate if the kidnapped soldier is not returned to us alive,” the source told AFP on condition of anonymity.
Shavit was abducted Sunday from a remote military post near Gaza. Israeli troops are massed along the border in response to the kidnapping.