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VIDEO / Noam Shalit: Any truce deal must include the release of Gilad from Gaza custody
By Jack Khoury, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Gilad Shalit, Gaza, IDF 

Noam Shalit, father of abducted Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit on Saturday said any truce deal must include the release of Gilad from custody in Gaza.

At the same press conference, Gilad's mother Aviva said the family maintains hope that he will return.

"Under the circumstances the family views this unequivocal demand as a basic right and duty of any parents of soldiers."

Earlier on Saturday, the Shalit family published a letter saying "the Shalit family has followed the war in Gaza and is grateful for it's impending close. The family is expressing hope that the end of hostilities will also bring an end to Gilad's captivity."



The letter adds that Shalit's release would be in keeping with the moral foundations of the IDF.

"If Israel's leaders fail in returning Gilad home, Israeli society will pay a price much higher than that which is demanded for his return: It would damage the IDF's morals and fighting spirit."

Shalit was serving in the Armored Corps when he was kidnapped in a cross-border raid by Hamas militants on June 25, 2006 that left two other soldiers dead and three wounded. Shalit has been held by Hamas in Gaza since.

The cabinet will hold a vote on Saturday evening to decide whether to enact a unilateral cease-fire with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The Headquarters for the Release of Gilad Shalit plans to hold a protest outside the Kirya where the cabinet is due to convene.

The decision would mean Israel has put an end to the three-week-long Operation Cast Lead without an agreement with Hamas, relying instead on the support of the United States and Egypt in battling arms smuggling into Gaza.

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      1.   Sorry, forget it 18:36  |  Chrisona 17/01/09
      2.   Kadima must resign for deserting shalit again 19:08  |  bernard ross 17/01/09
      3.   They will never release Gilad. 19:11  |  GloomBoom.com 17/01/09
      4.   It should be obvious 19:12  |  Alex 17/01/09
      5.   BArak Livni, Netanyahu and Olmert 19:13  |  LEsslie 17/01/09
      6.   What about Arab prisoners in Israel 19:17  |  Max 17/01/09
      7.   Gilad is dead 19:24  |  Egyptian in America 17/01/09
      8.   Prisioner exchange 19:25  |  Dennis Slapo 17/01/09
      9.   Max Even Swap 19:55  |  Miransky 17/01/09
      10.   Should, but won`t, and here`s why: 21:53  |  Spitzer 17/01/09
      11.   First free palestinian kids in israel`s jails 22:07  |  zorro 17/01/09
      12.   max in dubia,what about the arab prisioners in israel 22:13  |  terrornator 17/01/09
      13.   #6 - Prisoners in Israeli jails are not mistreated . 22:27  |  redbourn 17/01/09
      14.   I have developed a great respect for Noam Shalit 22:33  |  Mark Lincoln 17/01/09
      15.   Barak says we will do all we can to bring Shalit home 00:20  |  Livin In Rishon 18/01/09
      16.   egyptian in america 02:23  |  matt 18/01/09
      17.   Bring Gilad home 02:59  |  STROUF 18/01/09
      18.   Dead or alive - Israel. get Gilad Shalit back !!! 07:19  |  Boris 18/01/09
      19.   TO MATT 07:20  |  Cesare 18/01/09
      20.   Redbourn, crack open a book sometime 07:36  |  Ibn filastin 18/01/09
      21.   Gilad 07:52  |  sceptnick 18/01/09
      22.   I`d come to resent parents of the captives, but... 08:04  |  Raymond in DC 18/01/09
      23.   Unfortunately 08:58  |  GB 18/01/09
      24.   I feel for the family 09:38  |  rm 18/01/09
      25.   Bring 11000 PA. home 09:41  |  Dav 18/01/09
      26.   @ #23 09:55  |  sceptnick 18/01/09
      27.   Shalit 16:22  |  Sherlock Holmes 18/01/09
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