Horror as Hamas gunmen begin kidnapping Israeli GRANDMAS and cart bloodied and bruised young women into getaway cars - as war with Israel takes chilling new turn and death toll nears 400

 

 

 

Hamas gunmen appear to be snatching hostages off the streets of Israel after crossing into the territory on Saturday as the war takes a darker turn and the death toll approaches 300 after less than one day. Horrifying new footage emerging this afternoon showed women being marched into vehicles full of male fighters, bloodied and bruised, often with their hands bound behind their backs. Earlier today, pictures showed Israeli pensioners captured in Israel and taken into the Gaza Strip on golf carts. Other clips showed entire families forced into trucks and being driven off by militants. Thomas Helm, Jerusalem Correspondent at The National spoke to MailOnline from Jerusalem today. He said the hostage situation set a dangerous tone for how the conflict could develop. 'There are reports that [the Palestinians] have taken an Israeli General hostage, entire families have been taken, point blank killings... wars have been started where one Israeli hostage was taken and now it seems like there could be about 60. 'So it couldn't be worse. Every Israeli I have spoken to, their voices have been quivering.'