Deaths and ransoming of Oron Shaul and Hadar Goldin

This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict.On July 21, 2014, Hamas announced it had captured Israel Defense Forces soldier Oron Shaul (Hebrew: אורון שאול) during the Battle of Shuja'iyya.

[3][4] During the Battle of Shuja'iyya on July 20, 2014, Hamas fired an anti-tank missile at an IDF armored personnel carrier carrying 7 soldiers, including Oron Shaul.

[9][10][11] Shaul's fate was the focus of great concern during the short period when it was feared that he had been taken captive, because, according to the Associated Press, "In the past, Israel has paid a heavy price in lopsided prisoner swaps to retrieve captured soldiers or remains held by its enemies.

[20] Killing two Israeli soldiers, the militants returned to Rafah through a tunnel, bringing the body of Givati Brigade Lieutenant Hadar Goldin with them.

[23] On August 11, Israeli Minister of Defense Moshe Ya'alon visited the Shaul family to inform them that the government was making every effort to retrieve their son's body from Hamas.

[32] Ongoing negotiations for the exchange of Palestinian prisoners held in Israel for the bodies of the 2 MIAs have been the focus of international press coverage.