"Shalit Freed in Prisoner Swap, But Hamas' Armed Wing Signals More Struggles" (Part-1) PBS Newshour 10/18/2011
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GWEN IFILL (Newshour): The Middle East was the scene today of the largest prisoner trade in many years. Israel let hundreds of Palestinians out of its prisons in exchange for a lone Israeli army sergeant.
A pale, thin Gilad Shalit crossed from Gaza into Egypt this morning, beginning a complex 1,000-for-one prisoner exchange between Israel and the Palestinian military movement Hamas. At roughly the same time, more than 450 Palestinians were freed. They were the first bloc of a staged release of prisoners the Israelis have held for years, in some cases decades, for terrorism and other crimes.
Shalit was captured by Hamas militants in June 2006. Today, the visibly weak 25-year-old labored to breathe at times as he was interviewed by Egyptian television at the Gaza border crossing.
PBS Newshour 10/18/2011
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