HAARETZ: Top IDF officer warns of new Gaza war if Hamas abducts soldier Senior IDF officer says Hamas now resembles less a terrorist group than a 'militia with semi-military order' that receives help from Iran and Syria.

Israel's response to the kidnapping of another soldier into the Gaza Strip will be no less severe than Operation Cast lead, a senior General Staff officer warned on Sunday. The statement came in the footsteps of assessments that Hamas may be planning to attempt to capture more soldiers.