Hamas: Fatah scuppered France-brokered Shalit deal
Top Hamas official says PA scuttled deal, also brokered by Qatar, fearing it would weaken their position.
By Avi Issacharoff Tags: Gilad Shalit Hamas Israel news FatahA senior Hamas official in Gaza has accused the Fatah-controlled Palestinian Authority of scuppering a French- and Qatari-brokered deal for the release of abducted Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.
Sheikh Yunis El-Astel said that French and Qatari efforts to secure the release of Shalit in return for Palestinians jailed in Israel were on the verge success when senior PA officials scuttled the deal.
The officials did this because they feared it would weaken their position, El-Astel said. He added that Israel had accepted all of Hamas' conditions, including the release of prisoners who were serving lengthy sentences.
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