'Shalit lives'. 1,809 days in captivity
Photo: Mati Elmalich
Hamas insists: No progress in Shalit talks
Additional spokesman denies recent reports saying Hamas had delivered final demands to Egypt
Hamas spokesman Salah Bardawil denied reports saying his organization had conveyed to Egypt its final demands in negotiations for kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit.
"There have been no talks or new progress in the deal, which could point to its completion in the near future," he said.
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Bardawil also denied recent reports of progress. On Monday Hamas's deputy politburo chief, Moussa Abu Marzouk, said there were no serious talks on the release of the soldier, who has been in captivity 1,809 days.
"No serious dialogue regarding an exchange deal has started," Marzouk said in an interview with al-Arabiya. "When Israel becomes more serious the other sides will be ready for a dialogue," he said.
On Sunday, Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Egypt's leader Mohamed Tantawi discussed the Shalit deal.
State officials told Ynet that the Shalit deal is at a sensitive stage and is back on the negotiating table after a long period of deadlock. They claimed that Egypt "was back in the game" following the political upheaval.
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