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Gilad Shalit speaking in a video Hamas released in early October.
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'Hamas holding intensive negotiations over Shalit'
By Haaretz Service
Tags: Hamas, Israel News, Shalit 

Hamas is conducting intense negotiations with Israel over the release of abducted Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, a senior official in the Islamist militant group said in comments published Thursday, according to Israel Radio.

Osama al-Muzaini, who is in charge of the talks for Hamas, was quoted as telling a newspaper run by the group that negotiators were currently studying the remaining issues.

He was further quoted as saying that the German mediator in the negotiations is both objective and serious.
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According to the report, al-Muzaini also said that Israel released two Druze security prisoners last week as part of a deal with Hamas for a video of Shalit.

Israel received the video, which showed Shalit looking healthy, at the beginning of the month; it was the first footage of the soldier since he was kidnapped in a 2006 cross-border raid by Gaza militants.

It was initially reported that the video was sent in exchange for Israel's release of 20 Palestinian women prisoners.

Following the release of the video, Shalit's father was quoted as saying that he still he saw no immediate hope that his son would be freed soon.

"For us, it is a step in the right direction, but that doesn't mean that a deal on prisoners is close, there has been no breakthrough," AFP quoted Noam Shalit as saying.



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      1.   Hamas studying remaining issues ? 17:48  |  Darth Zaider (Ed) 22/10/09
      2.   Hamas, Show that Goldstein is correct and release the guy 18:15  |  lily 22/10/09
      3.   Dont swap Shalit for hundreds of killers who will kill again 18:21  |  Alan SA 22/10/09
      4.   Middle East Style Negotiations 19:03  |  Confused 22/10/09
      5.   Uh-huh 19:21  |  jmundstuk 22/10/09
      6.   Opportune moment to release Shalit. 19:31  |  Cynic 22/10/09
      7.   hamas should be dead by now. what are the great mk politicians 19:57  |  Harold Armstrong 22/10/09
      8.   Another hump on the roller coaster of hope 20:05  |  Mark Lincoln 22/10/09
      9.   Hamas could surprise everyone with humanity! 20:08  |  lily 22/10/09
      10.   Afflictions, curses and torment... 20:30  |  shuebydoo 22/10/09
      11.   Alan SA 21:39  |  dave 22/10/09
      12.   Confused not confused 21:58  |  Jasper 22/10/09
      13.   At the end of the war the prisoners will be released. Patience 03:13  |  Murray of Montreal 23/10/09
      14.   Hamas could surprise everyone with humanity!? 04:26  |  Mark Lincoln 23/10/09
      15.   Really Harold - hamas should be dead by now. 04:34  |  Mark Lincoln 23/10/09
      16.   #3.Alan. what would you do if Gilad was your son.? 17:57  |  Abraham 23/10/09
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