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Abbas: Israel agreed to prisoner release before Shalit kidnapping

By Haaretz Service and The Associated Press

Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas said Tuesday that Israel had agreed before the abduction of an Israeli soldier this summer that it would release Palestinian prisoners.

Abbas told reporters he had been told by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert he would be "surprised" by the number of prisoners Israel was willing to release.

However, the discussions on possible releases stopped after Hamas-allied militants kidnapped an Israeli soldier in June, Abbas said.

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Israel Defense Forces Cpl. Gilad Shalit was kidnapped by militants linked to Hamas on June 25.

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2.	ISRAEL IS THE KINDEST NATION ON PLANET WHEN THERE`S NO TERROR	21:17	\|	Ben	17/10/06

3.	HAMAS WANTED ISRAEL TO RELEASE NOT UNDER PEACE BUT UNDER THREAT	21:35	\|	TR	17/10/06

4.	Just Show that Abbas doesnt care	22:03	\|	vik	17/10/06

5.	#3 is 1,000,000,000% right!	22:28	\|	John	17/10/06

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9.	Till Israel Official confirmation of Abbass words	23:05	\|	Joseph E .	17/10/06

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