| 1 | GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Families of four Gaza Palestinians who were abducted in restive Sinai have called on Egypt to save their kin. |
| 2 | Abdul Kareem, whose nephew Yasser Zanoun was among those abducted, said on Thursday that the 25-year-old Zanoun was "much loved" and urged Egypt to help secure his freedom. |
| 3 | Masked gunmen stopped a bus shortly after it rolled into Sinai from Gaza late Wednesday and abducted the four men. |
| 4 | Gaza's Hamas rulers said they hold the Egyptian army, which is battling Islamic State militants in Sinai, responsible for the safety of the four. |
| 5 | But Gaza news websites have claimed the four are Hamas members and hinted at Egyptian involvement. |
| 6 | Hamas would not comment. |
| 7 | It's still unclear who abducted the passengers. |
| 8 | Initial blame pointed at Sinai militants affiliated with the Islamic State group. |