Hamas Claims Capture of Israeli Soldier Amid Celebrations in Gaza

Cries of celebration and fireworks in Gaza Sunday evening.<br/> <br />This comes after Hamas claimed to have captured an Israeli soldier.<br/> <br />The Israeli military says it is investigating the claim made in a Hamas television broadcast.<br/> <br />Israeli TV stations ignored the report in their extensive evening programming about the offensive.<br/> <br />A Hamas spokesman identified the captive soldier by name and ID tag number, but provided no other evidence of the capture.<br/> <br />If Hamas' claim is true, the Israeli soldier would be the first held captive in Gaza since 2011.<br/> <br />That was the year Israel released about a thousand Palestinian prisoners to free the Israeli soldier held for more than five years.