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Report: Hamas official says Shalit's fate is no longer group's concern
By Haaretz Service
Tags: gaza, hamas, israel 



The deputy head of Hamas' politburo Moussa Abu Marzuk has said that his Palestinian Islamist group no longer cares whether kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit has been wounded, the Lebanese daily Al-Hayat reported Sunday.

"Shalit may have been wounded, and he may not have been," the paper quoted Abu Marzuk as saying. "The subject no longer interests us."
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Egyptian media reports, which were confirmed by senior Hamas officials, recently claimed that Shalit had been wounded in Israel's ongoing offensive against the militant group in Gaza.

Hamas militants in Gaza are believed to be holding Shalit, who was abducted during a cross-border raid in June 2006.

The head of the Defense Ministry's political-security bureau, Amos Gilad, dismissed Abu Marzuk's comments on Sunday in an interview on Army Radio.

"The Palestinians are engaging in psychological warefare, there is no need to be impressed with all of their announcements," he said.


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      1.   "The subject no longer interests us." 10:42  |  El_Justiciero 11/01/09
      2.   hamas never cared 10:44  |  Edifice 11/01/09
      3.   Was that what you wanted? 10:52  |  David 11/01/09
      4.   DELETED BY MODERATOR 10:56  |  Marilyn 11/01/09
      5.   Of course 11:07  |  Mk 11/01/09
      6.   Thanks for nothing 11:10  |  Sharon 11/01/09
      7.   Corporal Shalit POW is the concern of Red Cross hypocrits 11:13  |  PETER SM 11/01/09
      8.   sounds like nasrallah 11:24  |  inisirael 11/01/09
      9.   hamas 11:25  |  fish israel 11/01/09
      10.   GO AND GET GILAD NOW! 11:26  |  Saftala 11/01/09
      11.   This was to be expected. 11:35  |  Jo 11/01/09
      12.   Gilad 11:36  |  ruti 11/01/09
      13.   #2 my dear marilyn, WRONG WRONG WRONG 11:46  |  reuven 11/01/09
      14.   MARYLIN this war is the result of years of bombing Israel 11:49  |  PETER SM 11/01/09
      15.   Hamas not interested but still responsible 11:55  |  Peter Williams 11/01/09
      16.   #1 11:59  |  A CONCERNED 11/01/09
      17.   As if it ever was their concern 12:02  |  Alan Schleider 11/01/09
      18.   Marilyn , he is worth THOUSANDS 12:26  |  Charles 11/01/09
      19.   Response to David 12:39  |  Natalie 11/01/09
      20.   Shalit 12:46  |  David 11/01/09
      21.   its worth it 12:47  |  aaron 11/01/09
      22.   its worh it 12:49  |  aaron 11/01/09
      23.   sick comments here so far 12:50  |  michelle 11/01/09
      24.   Treat Hamas prisoners like Shalit ? 12:52  |  Btutus 11/01/09
      25.   #1 David - The lives of one million Israeli civilians 12:55  |  Yonatan 11/01/09
      26.   your news reports on `Gaza` 14:20  |  Valerie Ballard 11/01/09
      27.   To # 6 Michelle 14:25  |  Michael J 11/01/09
      28.   You are the freak, Michelle 14:26  |  Anna Nagel 11/01/09
      29.   Sorry, of course, I meant Marylin of the #2 14:27  |  Anna Nagel 11/01/09
      30.   Haniyeh personally id responsible for Gilad Shalit. 14:55  |  Vittorio 11/01/09
      31.   Christian Perspective 16:42  |  Isa 11/01/09
      32.   Israel take the gloves off 16:49  |  Daniel 11/01/09
      33.   gilad shalit 16:51  |  david 11/01/09
      34.   HELEN OF TROY 17:03  |  Steve 11/01/09
      35.   Shalit 17:03  |  Ron 11/01/09
      36.   Read Between The Lines 17:04  |  Jeff Northridge 11/01/09
      37.   Peter in Melbourne:The ICRC is NOT hypocritical 17:39  |  Arie 11/01/09
      38.   To isa - we know you are lying! 17:42  |  Arie 11/01/09
      39.   works both ways. maybe he was killed yrs ago? this is an excuse 17:45  |  ralph 11/01/09
      40.   We should stop feeding hamas prisoners 17:50  |  Jon 11/01/09
      41.   Gilad`s fate 17:56  |  Nestor 11/01/09
      42.   Time To Put A Bounty On All The Hamas Leadership 18:03  |  Eli 11/01/09
      43.   Animal` Right Group: Gaza Zoo is no longer Hamas concern. 18:10  |  Joseph.E 11/01/09
      44.   Joseph E # 43 _ Ahlan. Yes, Where is Mark B. or 19:03  |  Eli 11/01/09
      45.   #43 Joseph E. And it appears... 01:17  |  Maureen Ann 12/01/09
      46.   a freindly fire ....???? 06:03  |  Davis 12/01/09
      47.   what would you do if you were palestinian and occupied... 07:48  |  Steph 12/01/09
      48.   David 08:04  |  sharon 12/01/09
      49.   Message from a palestanian 18:38  |  Mystery Inspiring 09/03/09
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