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Israel 'has Shalit exchange list' | Israel 'has Shalit exchange list' |
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Militants holding an Israeli soldier captive have handed over a list of prisoners they want freed in exchange for him, a Palestinian official said. | Militants holding an Israeli soldier captive have handed over a list of prisoners they want freed in exchange for him, a Palestinian official said. |
Information Minister Mustafa Barghouti gave no details of the list. He said Egyptian mediators passed it to Israel. | Information Minister Mustafa Barghouti gave no details of the list. He said Egyptian mediators passed it to Israel. |
There was no immediate formal response from the Israeli authorities. | There was no immediate formal response from the Israeli authorities. |
Cpl Gilad Shalit, 20, was captured in June 2006 in a cross-border raid by Palestinian militants, sparking Israeli operations and air strikes in Gaza. | Cpl Gilad Shalit, 20, was captured in June 2006 in a cross-border raid by Palestinian militants, sparking Israeli operations and air strikes in Gaza. |
Correspondents say his safe return is seen as a precondition to progress in peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians. | Correspondents say his safe return is seen as a precondition to progress in peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians. |
'Progress' | |
Israel's Channel 2 TV reported that the list included 1,000 names, among them high-profile Palestinian prisoners including jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti. | |
"The Egyptians have transmitted [to Israel] a list of names of Palestinian prisoners who must be freed," Mustafa Barghouti said. | |
"Everything that has been demanded on the Palestinian side has been transmitted; the ball is now in the Israeli camp." | "Everything that has been demanded on the Palestinian side has been transmitted; the ball is now in the Israeli camp." |
Israeli cabinet minister Yitzhak Herzog told Army Radio that "a certain progress" was being made over terms for a release. | |
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has offered to release some prisoners but negotiations have stalled over how many and who. | Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has offered to release some prisoners but negotiations have stalled over how many and who. |