Israeli and Palestinian officials are preparing for a major prisoner swap planned for Tuesday. Leaders of the Palestinian group Hamas that rules the Gaza Strip met with Egyptian intelligence officers in Cairo Saturday to discuss the handover of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, captured by Hamas gunmen in the 2006 cross-border raid. He is to be […]
Israel, Palestinians Prepare For Prisoner Swap
Posted October 15th, 2011 at 5:00 pm (UTC-5)
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Palestinians Prepare For Prisoner Swap
Posted October 15th, 2011 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
Leaders of the Palestinian group Hamas met with Egyptian intelligence officers on Saturday to work out details of the planned handover of a captured Israeli soldier. The meeting took place in Cairo ahead of Tuesday’s expected release of Gilad Shalit, a soldier who has been held captive by Hamas militants since 2006. He is to […]
Rabin Memorial Defaced in Palestinian Prisoner Release Protest
Posted October 14th, 2011 at 7:50 am (UTC-5)
Israeli police say a man whose parents and siblings were killed in a terror attack has defaced a memorial to slain Israel leader Yitzhak Rabin to protest the proposed release of a Palestinian prisoner linked to the attack. Police said Friday that the man splattered paint on the former prime minister’s memorial in Tel Aviv […]
Memorial of Slain Israeli Leader Defaced
Posted October 14th, 2011 at 4:45 am (UTC-5)
Israeli police say a man has defaced a memorial to slain Israeli leader Yitzhak Rabin, days after officials announced a prison swap deal to release a captured Israeli soldier. Police say the memorial in Tel Aviv was splattered with paint and had the words “price tag” scrawled across it. Officials say a 27-year-old man was […]
Israeli Soldier Could Be Free Within Days
Posted October 13th, 2011 at 9:20 am (UTC-5)
Israeli and Palestinian officials say captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit could be freed as early as Tuesday under a prisoner swap deal under negotiation. News organizations on Thursday quoted officials on both sides as saying Shalit might initially be flown to Egypt to be released. The reports say nearly half of the 1,027 Palestinian prisoners […]
Israel: Prisoner Swap is Best Deal Possible
Posted October 12th, 2011 at 9:05 am (UTC-5)
The chief of Israel’s Shin Bet security service says an agreement to exchange more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit is the best deal possible. In a Wednesday news conference, Yoram Cohen said Israel could not guarantee that the Palestinians to be freed will not launch any terror attacks. But, he […]
Israel, Hamas to Swap Prisoners for Captured Soldier
Posted October 12th, 2011 at 6:05 am (UTC-5)
Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas say they have reached a deal to free an Israeli soldier held captive for five years in the Gaza Strip, in exchange for more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the Egyptian-mediated agreement on Israeli television late Tuesday. His Cabinet later voted overwhelmingly to approve […]
Israel, Hamas to Swap Prisoners for Captured Soldier
Posted October 12th, 2011 at 3:50 am (UTC-5)
Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas say they have reached a deal to free an Israeli soldier held captive for five years in the Gaza Strip, in exchange for more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the Egyptian-mediated agreement on Israeli television late Tuesday. His Cabinet later voted overwhelmingly to approve […]
Israel, Hamas to Swap Prisoners for Captured Soldier
Posted October 11th, 2011 at 7:45 pm (UTC-5)
Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas say they have reached a deal to free an Israeli soldier held captive in the Gaza Strip, in exchange for more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the Egyptian-mediated agreement on Israeli television late Tuesday. His Cabinet later voted overwhelmingly to approve the deal. Mr. […]
Israel Reaches Deal With Hamas to Free Captured Soldier
Posted October 11th, 2011 at 3:10 pm (UTC-5)
Israeli and Palestinian officials say the Israeli government has reached a deal with the Palestinian militant group Hamas to free captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. Sources close to the Egyptian-mediated agreement say Hamas will exchange Shalit for the freedom of about 1,000 Palestinian prisoners. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Cabinet was holding an urgent session Tuesday […]
