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Last update - 21:41 30/04/2008 Gilad Shalit`s father: Gaza truce must include my son`s release By Jack Khoury, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: Gaza, Gilad Shalit, Israel  The father of abducted Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit told Haaretz on Wednesday that the government must make his son's release a top priority when considering an Egptian-mediated truce proposal with Gaza militants. Noam Shalit said every pending deal must address this issue, adding that he has yet to hear from an authorized source about the progress made in the talks on the imminent truce. "We haven't heard anything concrete, and everything is still confined to rumors and word of mouth, but I nonetheless expect the issue of Gilad's predicament to be a top priority," he said. Advertisement Lobbyists for Gilad Shalit and two other soldiers held in captivity by Hezbollah - Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev - have voiced their disappointment in the marginalization of the issue in the talks. Some have also warned of a scenario similar to the approval of UN Security Council resolution 1701, which ended the Second Lebanon War without addressing the release of the IDF soldiers Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser, whose abduction led to the outbreak of the war. All the Palestinian militant factions, in Egypt for talks on a cease-fire with Israel, agreed on Wednesday to the proposal put forth by Cairo, Egyptian sources told Al-Jazeera and the Egyptian state news agency MENA. Related articles: News / Friends of abducted IDF soldiers hold Seder in front of PM's home Hamas: Shalit won't 'see light' until Palestinian prisoners freed Noam Shalit: The fact that Carter isn't pro-Israel may be beneficial Bookmark to del.icio.us   Hamas on the Holocaust Al-Aqsa TV claims Jews concocted the Holocaust. Grasping genocide How a non-Jew in Israel came to understand the Holocaust.   1.   Gilad release before c/fire even considered!!! 23:51  |  Free Gilad Shalit 30/04/08   2.   I hope it does 00:00  |  Mark Lincoln 01/05/08   3.   I whole heartedly agree 00:34  |  Adrian de Klerk 01/05/08   4.   Sorry for Gilad Shalits father, but that doesn`t make sense..... 00:44  |  Swiss (Dino) 01/05/08   5.   Gilad Shalit WILL NOT BE RELEASED 01:16  |  * BEN JABO 01/05/08   6.   Israel must keep up the pressure!!! 16:38  |  Igor D. 01/05/08   7.   EMOTIONALLY, I ALSO WANT GILAD 22:15  |  Robert 01/05/08   8.   How many Palestinians are held in Israeli jails... 06:51  |  Silvienne 02/05/08   9.   #8 Silly Vain - Thousands are held 15:20  |  * BEN JABO 02/05/08

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