Speaking after a gathering of the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, a senior Intelligence Branch officer announced Monday afternoon that the IDF had knowledge that kidnapped soldier Cpl. Gilad Shalit was being held by Hamas' military wing.
IDF soldiers watch as smoke rises during a controlled explosion set off Monday to seal the tunnel used by Palestinians to carry out Sunday's attack. Photo: AP
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