 Kidnapping and murder of Nachshon Wachsman

The Kidnapping and murder of Nachshon Wachsman was an incident in which Palestinian Hamas kidnapped Israeli soldier Nachshon Wachsman from the Bnai Atarot junction in central Israel, and held him hostage for 6 days.The incident ended in a failed Israeli rescue attempt, during which Wachsman was killed by his captors.