Europeans: Gilad Shalit transfer to Egypt imminent

[Scurrilous]

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"European diplomatic sources said Thursday that kidnapped Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit will be transferred to Egypt in the coming hours or coming days.

This information has yet to be confirmed by Israeli officials.

According to the European sources, Shalit's transfer is the first stage of an agreement between the various Palestinian factions, assisted by Egyptian mediation and done in coordination with the United States and with the support of Syria.

Shalit will be used as a "deposit" toward the completion of a prisoner exchange between the Palestinian factions, the sources said.

The agreement will include the exchange of prisoners and the opening of crossings between Israel and the Gaza Strip.

According to Egyptian officials, a deal will be signed between Fatah, Hamas and other Palestinian factions by July 7 at the latest.

The deal would put the Gaza Strip under the leadership of a joint committee subordinate to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, and not under the control of the government of Prime Minister Salam Fayyad."

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[Howardx]

1. i hope so

time to let that kid go home.

[sabbat hunter]

2. Do we know if he is even alive

or are these going to be his remains?

[ohio2007]

6. "moot point" will be the talking point

when the corpse is handed over.

jmo

could be wrong

[Vegasaurus]

7. Very much doubt he is alive. nt

[varelse]

3. Very good news

gives some hope that he is still among the living.

[IndianaGreen]

4. If you think Hamas kept Shalit alive...

I remind you of what Hizbollah did to Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev.

Israel always ends up trading terrorists for corpses.

Curses to Israel's political establishment for its handling of the Shalit, Goldwasser, and Regev cases.

My thoughts and prayers are with the Shalit family.

[shira]

8. curses to Israel's handling of the Shalit case?

what do you think they should have and could have done to bring Shalit back alive, and sooner?

[LeftishBrit]

5. Hope he's still alive!

[IndianaGreen]

9. He is DEAD!

Stop deluding yourself. Shalit is as dead as Goldwasser and Regev.