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AP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 23, 3:15 pm ET
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.
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CBS4 Miami - Mon Nov 23, 4:00 pm ET
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 ...
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The Record and Herald News - Tue Nov 24, 9:04 am ET
JERUSALEM — 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.
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Boston Globe - Mon Nov 23, 8:48 am ET
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.
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Time Magazine - Wed Nov 25, 5:25 pm ET
Freeing Gilad Shalit in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian militants in Israeli jails will be a massive victory for Hamas, further marginalizing President Mahmoud Abbas
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KJCT 8 Grand Junction - Mon Nov 23, 8:50 am ET
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - 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.
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New York Times - 1 hour 44 minutes ago
A small Islamic extremist group influenced by Al Qaeda was blamed for the attempted strike in northern Gaza early Friday.
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FOX 12 Idaho - Mon Nov 23, 8:43 am ET
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 Islamicmilitant group for more than three years.
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WBAY Green Bay - Mon Nov 23, 8:38 am ET
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 Islamicmilitant group for more than three years.
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Pioneer Press - Tue Nov 24, 1:13 am ET
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, in a move with far-reaching implications not only for stalled Middle East peace talks but for a range of regional relations.
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New York Times - Wed Nov 25, 10:19 pm ET
President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela described Israel as “the murderous arm of the Yankee empire.”
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WQOW Eau Claire - Mon Nov 23, 8:46 am ET
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 Islamicmilitant group for more than three years.
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KESQ Palm Springs - Mon Nov 23, 8:43 am ET
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 Islamicmilitant group for more than three years.
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Wed Nov 25, 5:15 pm ET
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez used a visit by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday to brand Israel as a murderous agent of Washington.
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The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles - Wed Nov 25, 10:43 am ET
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said Israel is conducting secret negotiations with Hamas. Ha’aretz reported that in a BBC interview in Arabic, Abbas said Israel and Hamas were discussing a Palestinian state with temporary borders.
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NBC26 Green Bay - Wed Nov 25, 7:36 am ET
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Prisoner swap talks between Hamas and Israel have hit a snag over some of the top militants the Islamic group wants freed and a deal is unlikely in the coming days, Hamas officials said Wednesday.
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JTA - Fri Nov 27, 3:58 am ET
JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Israel's Air Force bombed a group of terrorists in Gaza as they prepared to launch a rocket at Israel. Four Palestinians were wounded in the Friday morning strike on northern Gaza, according to reports. The launcher was also destroyed.
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FOX 11 Tucson - Wed Nov 25, 7:18 am ET
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A senior Hamas official says prisoner swap talks with Israel have hit a snag over some of the top militants the Islamic group wants freed.
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FOX 11 Tucson - Wed Nov 25, 7:17 am ET
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A senior Hamas official says prisoner swap talks with Israel have hit a snag over some of the top militants the Islamic group wants freed.
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The Champaign News-Gazette - Tue Nov 24, 11:18 am ET
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel's prime minister tried on Tuesday to temper expectations that a deal to free an Israeli soldier held by Hamas militants was imminent. After three years of troubled negotiations, officials in Israel and the Gaza Strip have recently reported progress toward clinching a deal to swap Sgt. Gilad Schalit for some 1,000 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. A Hamas delegation ...