The person in charge of the Gilad Shalit
portfolio on behalf of Hamas,
Dr. Osama al-Muzeini, says there has been progress ahead of a prisoner exchange deal with Israel,
but that it is not satisfactory.
Al-Muzeini said Sunday that reports that a deal securing the release of the captured Israeli soldier was around the corner were inaccurate. "There are still a number of phases that must be worked out before a deal is secured," he said.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
also addressed the issue on Sunday, in an attempt to lower expectations following optimistic Arab and German reports
on an imminent prisoner exchange deal.
"We are not facing a breakthrough tomorrow of the day after," Netanyahu said
at the start of the weekly cabinet meeting Sunday.
Addressing the wave of reports, he clarified that "the talks about it are unfounded. There are too many talks about (klidnapped soldier) Gilad Shalit – and moreover, there is a lot of exaggeration and a lot of inaccurate information."
Gilad Shalit was kidnapped into the Gaza Strip 1,162 days ago. Over the weekend, his family marked
his fourth birthday in captivity.
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