Report: Netanyahu agreed to release Barghouti in Shalit deal

Saudi newspaper Al Madina Press reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had agreed to release former Fatah Secretary-General in the West Bank Marwan Barghouti as part of a prisoner exchange deal with Hamas to free captive soldier Gilad Shalit.

According to the report, Netanyahu conveyed the message to Hamas through the German mediator. (Roee Nahmias)