Israel Considering Proposed Deal to Free Soldier Held by Hamas
The Israeli government was due to meet in emergency session Tuesday to discuss a proposal to exchange Palestinian prisoners for an Israeli soldier who has been held captive by Hamas for more than five years, a senior Israeli official said. The official said all 29 ministers had been summoned for the meeting concerning the fate of Staff Sgt. Gilad Shalit and that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu viewed the proposal on the table as serious. He said the cabinet was expected to vote on the proposal.
Al Arabiyya, the satellite network, was reporting that Egyptian mediators had made a breakthrough and that the exchange for Mr. Shalit could happen as early as November. One Israeli official said that Mr. Netanyahu had already met with his most senior ministers to review the names of hundreds of Hamas prisoners to be released. Sergeant Shalit was seized in a cross-border raid by Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups in June 2006, and was taken into Gaza. He was 19.
Al Arabiyya, the satellite network, was reporting that Egyptian mediators had made a breakthrough and that the exchange for Mr. Shalit could happen as early as November. One Israeli official said that Mr. Netanyahu had already met with his most senior ministers to review the names of hundreds of Hamas prisoners to be released. Sergeant Shalit was seized in a cross-border raid by Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups in June 2006, and was taken into Gaza. He was 19.
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