Middle East Special: Reports of fourth Israeli soldier being kidnapped

There are reports that a fourth Israeli soldier has allegedly been kidnapped while hitchhiking north of Tel Aviv.

Israel's Channel 2 TV said that police had received a phone call from a soldier hitchhiking north of Tel Aviv who saw a vehicle he said looked suspicious. Channel 10 reported that witnesses saw a soldier forced into a vehicle in the same area.

Police in the area said they were looking into the report and investigating to see if the claim was true.