Tayser Abu Snima, a Hamas commander that is believed by the Israeli military to be involved in the capture of Israeli soldier Gilad Shilat, was pronounced dead due to air strikes on the Gaza Strip on Saturday by Israel's army.
However, Abu Ubaida, spokesperson for Hamas's armed wing, rejected the Israeli military claim, saying, "The enemy does not have the information about Shalit's capture to be able to say who among our leaders had a role in its execution."
This sparks even more controversy over the Gaza-Israel border disputes, as both militaries seem to be only giving out the information that they want the public to know, not necessarily what is really happening.
Shilat was captured during a cross-border raid in 2006 through a prisoner swap, but disagreements are still arising about whether Israel will choose to try to free Shilat or another prisoner. Shilat is believed to be held captive in the costal enclave and is probably still alive.
The death toll in Gaza is now up to 18, and air raids and attacks on both sides still are continuing without any sign of an agreement being reached.
-information collected from aljazeera.com
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