An Israeli soldier was killed by a sniper bullet in Gaza. His death was confirmed while being transferred to the hospital.

The American stance towards us is essentially Israeli dictate: disarm the party, and only then will we see how to persuade the Israelis to withdraw. Imposing surrender is unacceptable. We demand the liberation of occupied territories and the implementation of international resolutions.

1 From the beginning, the news about losing contact with them came from Israeli sources; the resistance has not yet announced what happened.

2 The last news before the Israeli publication ban was from eyewitness soldiers saying that 4 soldiers were missing, after which Israeli censorship banned publication.

3 After the ban, the army radio (not the army itself) stated that the number of soldiers was reviewed and it turned out that no one was missing... This is the naive narrative the army wants to spread and does not allow any other version to circulate, without involving itself in an official statement from the military spokesperson.

4 The army has not officially denied the matter of soldiers being captured; rather, it passed the previous idea to the army radio and Israeli media under the publication ban. So what is the purpose of this specific wording after many hours of silence?

5 It is highly likely that the army did lose 4 soldiers, but yesterday it could not confirm their fate—whether they are under the rubble of a house, lost, or captives. It is also likely that the army is uncertain whether Hamas captured them or is still searching for them.
The claim that "it turned out that no one is missing" may be an attempt to deceive the resistance until the army finds the soldiers or their remains, and the matter ends as if nothing happened.

6 The silence of the resistance may be logical if they managed to capture them, aiming to deceive the army so it does not confirm their capture... It may also be logical if the resistance did not succeed in capturing them but knows their location and is waiting for the army to lose hope or find them.

7 The army may be able to reach their bodies today and announce after Saturday ends that there was no attempt to capture.

The army attempted to assassinate a key member of Hamas.