Palestinians step up efforts to kidnap Zionist soldiers, settlers

"The Al-Quds Brigades, Islamic Jihad’s military wing, and the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, which belong to the Fatah movement, threatened to kidnap Israeli settlers and soldiers for the release of the prisoners in Israeli detention centers... The Al-Quds Brigades and the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades said during a joint press conference in the sit-down strike tent in the Unknown Soldier’s Square: ‘…We have decided to step up our efforts to kidnap Zionist soldiers and settlers… We will not back down and we will not change our minds about that purpose, in any way, and we will do everything in our power to achieve it.’ They mentioned several previous kidnapping attempts within the last three months, which have failed… They added… that instructions were given… to all military squads to begin operations for kidnapping Israeli settlers and soldiers, in order to save the prisoners."