Hamas demands prisoner swap
2006-12-15 21:22
Gaza - The ruling Hamas Islamist movement said on Friday that an Israeli soldier captured by Palestinian gunmen in June would not be freed unless Israel released long-serving Palestinian prisoners.
"The Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit will never be freed unless
our hero prisoners, the long-serving and the faction leaders are
freed in a reciprocal and simultaneous manner," senior Hamas
leader Khalil Al-Hayya told a giant Hamas rally in Gaza.
- Reuters