Hamas gunmen evaded heavy Israeli security measures to escape the Gaza Strip and storm Israeli towns and kibbutzes, killing 1,300 people and taking almost 200 into captivity. In response, Israel has bombarded Gaza for days, killing more than 2,700 Palestinians while its troops prepare a ground assault. "We try to understand the status of each one of the missing people and we still have more than a thousand people who are missing," she said. Israel has vowed to eliminate Hamas in response to the attacks while Hamas says it will execute hostages in response to Israeli strikes on civilians. Hamas is now also removing footage of the attacks that it has posted online, suggesting that the militant group is aware those videos are being analyzed for information, Nahon said.

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Persons: Karine Nahon, Nahon, Emily Rose, John Davison, Deepa Babington Organizations: Hamas, Pictures, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Tel Aviv, Israel, TEL AVIV, Palestinian