Tuesday, October 18, 2011

News Alert: Hamas-Held Soldier Arrives in Israel as Prisoner Swap Begins

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The New York Times
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 -- 5:30 AM EDT
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Hamas-Held Soldier Arrives in Israel as Prisoner Swap Begins

The Islamist Palestinian group Hamas on Tuesday released an Israeli soldier captured more than five years ago, initiating an elaborate exchange as hundreds of Palestinian prisoners on Israeli buses began their journey to freedom through Egypt and on to the West Bank, Gaza or exile.

The Israeli soldier, Sergeant First Class Gilad Shalit, was taken from Gaza into Egyptian territory in the early morning in the company of Egyptian and Red Cross officials and crossed into Israel.

Egyptian television showed him being rushed through the Rafah crossing terminal accompanied by Hamas and Egyptian officials. He was wearing a black baseball cap and a gray shirt. He looked thin and pale but otherwise appeared to be in good health.

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