Jerusalem (ap)-in a eye-catching prisoner exchange, can have a wide range of influence, Israel and hamas announced on Tuesday, five years ago to the gaza strip, a kidnapped Israeli soldiers will be about 1000 palestinians held by Israel exchange, and accused the armed activities.
The Israeli government approved the deal, a both Israeli prime minister after the three hours of debate, netanyahu and the leaders of hamas, MaShaEr Thursday in a television talk the agreement announced.
Netanyahu said, the captured soldiers, sergeant. Gillard Schalit, will be in a few days to return to their homes. MaShaEr, described as a victory of the agreement, said will be divided into two phases release Palestinian prisoners more than two months.
Hamas and Israel's enemies. Hamas has sent out dozens of suicide bombers in Israel and have claimed hundreds of lives, Israel, hamas in gaza blockade has seized political power, in 2007, in 2009 the large-scale invasion to try to stop the rocket attack Israel every day. More than 1500 palestinians in the gaza strip since Israeli air strikes and air strike killed soldiers were captured.
Tens of thousands of hamas supporters in northern gaza Jebaliya town, running into the street, be masked militants. With the speaker to the car hamas's consistent high praise. Hundreds of thousands of other people get to them and gaza the border of Egypt, grabbed the Palestinian and Egypt flag, throwing flowers and cheers.
The hamas prime minister ismail haniya, gaza strip, smiled, because he threw candy celebrate supporters.
The agreement to keep decades of traditional, has been more and more criticism of Israel one-sided communication-end Israel between the government of the security man the release of risk and he released the militants may return to violence ravaged torture indecision period may spend more life.
"Is based on the desire to return to a kidnapped soldiers tensions between the...... and need to protect the security of the citizens of Israel," netanyahu said in opening up the opinions of the cabinet meeting. "I believe that we achieve the best deal, we can achieve at this time, a time of disturbances in the Middle East."
In his career and in front of the hardliners agreed to continue processing, a potentially devastating choice.
It to hamas, the militant group in the gaza strip the rules, a victory, may strengthen the hand of the moderate Palestinian President mahmoud abbas, the Palestinian authority running west bank.
MaShaEr said, was released 1000 male prisoners and 27 women in the next week, and the rest of the two months, 450,. He says the release of the, will include 315 serving a prisoner sentenced to life in prison, which shows they attack, Israel, caused death on conviction.
Israel seems to confirm the fear, MaShaEr said, those who be released "will return to...... countries struggle."
MaShaEr said, "this is for the Palestinian people's national achievement," he love can't release thousands of the remaining prisoners held by Israel. The exact number of prisoners in some race, and the palestinians and Israel quoted 8000 about 5000 confirmed.
About Mr Cohen, XinBei Israel's security officials said, in six games in the last few months of secret talks process, the key to support hamas needs, including some former militants released. He said, the first batch of prisoners about 40 was exiled to other countries.
Deal news lifted the crazy Schalit family celebrate Benjamin netanyahu in Jerusalem the residence stands in protest tents. Hundreds of people dancing in the streets waving Schalit, symbol of the.
Push his son's freedom, the soldier's father, Nome, has become a well-known public figure.
The tiny structure and Schalit images, and a Numbers for 1934's big sign adornment, days, he has been in captivity. Schalit's parents sitting in tents, smile inundation area and car excited by live in the corner.
But the typical criticism is Almagor representative of Palestinian attack victims, a set of statements. "Finally, netanyahu has to hamas surrender, the group said." "Terrorists are releases is the risk of citizens of Israel."
Palestinian prisoners the plight of the palestinians the emotion between same. Almost every palestinians have had in Israel's prisons, and time than palestinians held large demonstrations, they often hold their imprisoned relatives posters.
The enemy of Israel and it any agreement between the facts seem to in the area of new dynamic, provides a tempting prospects.
So far, hamas is not to give up its ideology, called on to destroy the jewish state. For Israel is concerned, it never accept gaza hamas takeover in 2007 violence. Although both sides that no, in these basic policy change of, don't even cold relations between Israel and hamas, the development prospect, can open a new window efforts for peace.
This agreement is an important milestone in Egypt, to both parties, trade, and write down a district leadership of the highly aura the occurrence of new military authorities.
Schalit cross-border dig into Israel and two other soldiers were killed, he into gaza Palestinian militants in the attack was arrested in June 2006.
Almost no understanding of his fate from then on, hamas in Israel public opinion of anger, even allowed to refuse to the Red Cross visit, only a short release video and audio tapes, in his statement as early as five years in captivity.
Schalit's suffering has become a in Israel, military service is compulsory, has determined and his family and the public's obsession. Israel's channel 2 sets Schalit through television said Egypt will return to Israel.
Cohen, Israel's security chief, say that is a turning point in July, when hamas gave up the key in prison for freedom of militants. He said, the most outstanding name, barr, the leader of the uprising to factions leader ahmed saadat and hamas bombmaker abdullah baal ancient about including.
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