4 Israeli attempted kidnappings this month

Unknown people tried to kidnap Israeli soldiers four times in less than two weeks since the the begining of 2012, the Israeli military announced on Israel’s Army Radio. During the year 2011, Israeli Defense Forces IDF verified 11 complaints about attempts to abduct soldiers. Other complaints were found to be false, the source said, adding that the verified attempts took place at the Jalameh junction in northern Samaria, the Hadera Central Bus Station, Yahud, Herzliya and the Tel Aviv Central Bus Station, among other locations. The Israeli Army Radio stated that the military does not know who is behind the attempted abductions. However, the overriding suspicion is that the cases are acts of Palestinians, and attempts to kidnap a soldier in order to bargain for his freedom. Other cases are believed to be attempts to steal soldiers' weapons.