Senior Hamas official: We will celebrate Eid al-Adha with prisoner release

Deputy Palestinian parliament speaker, senior Hamas official Ahmad Bahar, said that the Palestinians will celebrate Eid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice), which starts on Friday, with the release of prisoners from Israeli jails. This comes on the backdrop of reports of a significant breakthrough in negotiations to release captured Israeli prisoner Gilad Shalit in a prisoner swap deal. (Ali Waked)