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Captured soldier 'stable'
01/07/2006 12:06 - (SA)
Ramallah, West Bank - The Palestinian deputy minister of prisoner affairs said on Saturday that an Israeli soldier captured by Palestinian militants has received medical treatment for his wounds and is in stable condition.
Speaking at a media conference in Ramallah, Ziad Abu Aen cited unidentified "mediators" as telling him that Cpl Gilad Shalit, captured during a raid into Israel by militants last Sunday was injured iduring the incident.
"He has three wounds," Abu Aen said. "I guess shrapnel wounds." He did not give further details.
Israel's Channel 1 TV, citing a senior Israeli security official, reported Friday that a Palestinian doctor treated Shalit for minor shoulder and stomach wounds, and that the soldier was in good condition.
Palestinian prime minister Ismail Haniya's life will be at risk if the Israeli soldier detained by militants in the Gaza Strip is not freed, a senior Palestinian official warned on Saturday.
"His life is at risk if the Palestinian groups do not free the Israeli soldier," a high-ranking official in Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas's office told AFP on condition of anonymity.
Israel arrested scores of Hamas members including ministers and lawmakers from this week and threatened to take further action if 19-year-old corporal Gilad Shalit was not released.
Israel has launched a vast military operation against the Gaza Strip in retaliation for the June 25 abduction of the soldier during a Palestinian attack on the Israel-Gaza border.
- SAPA
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