Dozens of people rallied across from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Caesareahome Friday, in protest of Gilad Shalit's captivity.
Zvi Shalit, the Hamas -heldsoldier's grandfather, said that he has no desire to meet with the prime minister again, adding that, "Netanyahu claims to know about bereavement, but I ask – does he really know what true bereavement is?"
Shalit the elder took part in a panel held by the protestors outside the premier's home, under the title "Is Israel doing everything possible to retrieve Gilad?"
Shalit thanked those attending for acting on behalf on his grandson. Earlier, the captive soldier's grandfather said that "We've been hearing about talks for four-and-a-half years… so far, nothing has come of it.
"The prime minister has the exclusive authority to end this. He can – and should – end this in one day. Dealing with Gilad's case has proved to be a fiasco, despite all the ruled that should have been followed, like the IDF Code of Ethics, the Halacha, etc. The decision is ultimately up to one person and he is faltering."
Meanwhile, Hamas member Sheikh Hassan Yusuf, who is imprisoned in Israel, denied reports thathe had met the German mediator brokering the Shalit deal.
The unusual jail-released statement was quoted by the London-based Arabic-language newspaper al-Hayat, and said that any such reports were "a fabrication meant to create confusion about the deal."
Ali Waked contributed to this report