Saturday, February 14, 2009

On Ground Updates: Israeli/Palestinian Conflict - February 14, 2008

On Ground Updates:
Israeli/Palestinian Conflict
No Gaza Deal without Release of Israeli Soldier Corporal Gilad Shalit - Hamas kidnaps, tortures, threatens, and murders Palestinian Collaborators
Saturday, February 14, 2009
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Guardiaan.co.uk website brings us this report today and it starts off like this… Israel will not sign off on a Gaza ceasefire without the release of an Israel soldier held in the Hamas-controlled territory, the outgoing Israeli prime minister, Ehud Olmert, said today, squashing speculation that a deal might be imminent… Egypt has been mediating indirect ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas for the past month, since Israel halted a fierce three-week offensive against Hamas targets in Gaza. Under an emerging deal, Israel would gradually ease its border blockade of Gaza in exchange for a halt to weapons smuggling and attacks by Gaza militants…In parallel, Egypt brokered talks on a prisoner swap involving hundreds of Palestinians held by Israel and the Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, who was seized by Hamas-allied militants in June 2006…
Read the full report at link below…
No Gaza deal until soldier's release, says Olmert
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YNETNews.com had the following report posted on their website today… Amnesty says Hamas kidnaps, tortures, threatens, and murders Palestinians who oppose regime …
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Hamas murdering 'collaborators'
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VOANews.com has this report... Talks on a long-term cease-fire between Israel and the Islamic militant group Hamas that rules the Gaza Strip have hit a snag… In a rare statement on the Jewish Sabbath, Israel flatly rejected statements by Hamas that a deal on a long-term Gaza cease-fire is imminent. The Prime Minister's Office said Israel would not accept a truce that did not include the release of captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, held by Hamas for more than two years in Gaza… For Hamas, the key to the Egyptian-mediated deal is Israel lifting its crippling blockade on Gaza…
Read the read at link below…
Israel to Hamas: Release Soldier or No Truce
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