Former commander Avi Mizrachi of the Israel Defense Forces Central Comand said, Saturday evening, that there has been a drastic increase in the number of abduction attempts by terrorist groups. Interviewed on Channel 2 Television's P'gosh et Ha'itonut (Meet the Media), General Mizrachi said, "Since November, we have thwarted 18 attempts by Hamas and Fatah to abduct Israeli citizens."

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