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Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Senior Hamas officials from the Gaza Strip and Syria met today in Cairo to discuss a prisoner exchange deal that would free Gilad Shalit , an Israeli soldier held by the Palestinian group for three years, an official said.
Hamas leaders raced to Egypt on Monday amid signs of progress on a deal to swap hundreds of Palestinian prisoners for a captive Israeli soldier held by the Islamic militant group for more than three years.
Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Senior Hamas officials from the Gaza Strip and Syria met in Cairo to discuss a prisoner exchange deal that would free Gilad Shalit , an Israeli soldier who has been held by the Palestinian group for three years, an official said.
Israel and Hamas are close to a deal to swap 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for an Israeli soldier held for more than three years by the Islamic militant group, a Palestinian familiar with the talks said Monday.
Israel and Hamas appear to be moving closer to a prisoner swap in which Israel would release up to 1,000 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.
A round of meetings in Cairo and statements by senior officials have heightened anticipation that Israel and Hamas could swap hundreds of Palestinian prisoners for the Israeli solider Gilad Shalit.
Israel and Hamas are close to a deal to swap 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for an Israeli soldier held for more than three years by the Islamic militant group, a Palestinian familiar with the talks said Monday. Israeli President Shimon Peres, who met with Egypt's president in Cairo Sunday, confirmed progress in the negotiations to free captured soldier Sgt. Gilad Schalit, but Israeli officials ...
Hundreds of prisoners could be exchanged for the Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, and Hamas and Israeli officials said the deal would likely include Marwan Barghouti, a popular West Bank leader.
Jerusalem -- Israel and the Islamist group Hamas appeared to be nearing a deal on Monday to exchange a captured Israeli soldier for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, possibly including a popular leader, a move with far-reaching implications not only for stalled Middle East peace talks but for a range of regional relations.
A Palestinian familiar with the talks says Israel and Hamas are very close to a deal to swap 1,000 Palestinians for an Israeli soldier held for more than three years by the Islamic militant group.
Hamas leaders near deal to swap hundreds of Palestinian prisoners for a captive Israeli soldier held for more than three years.
Israel said on Monday there was no deal yet on a prisoner swap with Hamas, as efforts appeared to gather pace on an accord that could see a Gaza-held soldier exchanged for hundreds of Palestinians.
Israel and the Islamist group Hamas appeared to be nearing a deal on Monday to exchange a captured Israeli soldier for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, including a popular leader, a move with far-reaching implications not only for stalled Middle East peace talks but for a range of regional relations.
Hamas leaders raced to Egypt on Monday amid signs of progress on a deal to swap hundreds of Palestinian prisoners for a captive Israeli soldier held by the Islamic militant group for more than three years. The exchange could boost Hamas at the expense of its...
Hamas leaders raced to Egypt on Monday amid signs of progress on a deal to swap hundreds of Palestinian prisoners for a...
Officials say the two enemies are nearing a deal to exchange hundreds of Palestinian inmates for an Israeli soldier held captive for more than three years in the Gaza Strip.
Statement: : It's Premature to Promise the Release of Gilad Shalit, an Israeli Soldier Captured More than 3 Years Ago
Talk of a possible deal to release an Israeli soldier captured more than three years ago heightened Monday amid diplomatic activity in the region.
Deal Would Release 1,000 Palestinian Prisoners for Israeli Soldier Held Hostage for More Than 3 Years
The man named as Israel's new ambassador to Egypt is the son of a spy who had been sentenced to death in Lebanon but was eventually part of a prisoner swap, a foreign ministry official said on Monday.
(RTTNews) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office on Monday dismissed earlier media reports which suggested that the Jewish nation was close to reaching a prisoner exchange deal with Hamas--the radical Islamic group that governs the Gaza Strip, stressing that a prisoner-exchange deal that would secure the freedom of an Israeli soldier abducted by Palestine militants in 2006 is yet ...
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