Palestinian gunmen abducted two foreign teachers from an American school today as they were driving north of Gaza City.
Palestinian policemen inspect the car of the two kidnapped teachers
The staff were identified as Belgian and Dutch but not named.
Their car was stopped by unidentified armed men who forced them into their vehicle and drove them to an unknown destination.
The school administration confirmed two faculty members were missing and sent its students home. About 100 students are enrolled in the elite private school, north of Gaza City.
The kidnappings took place a day after a group of gunmen threatened to abduct foreigners if their demands to be folded into the Palestinian security services were not met. These armed men denied involvement in today's kidnapping.
Militant groups have kidnapped foreigners in increasingly chaotic Gaza recently, usually as bargaining chips to get relatives released from Palestinian prisons, secure jobs from the Palestinian Authority or settle personal scores.
The kidnappings have all been brief, and the hostages have all been released unharmed.
AP