Report: Israel promised not to hurt released Shalit deal prisoners
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Israel demanded an assurance from Hamas that it would not abduct Israeli soldiers in the future as part of the Shalit deal but Hamas refused to consent to the demand, the al-Hayat newspaper reported on Friday.
According to reports from "reliable sources" Hamas decided to take whatever steps necessary to bring about the release of the rest of the prisoners in Israeli jails and that the organization is expecting the closure on Gaza to be relieved in stages after the deal is complete. It was also reported that senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan claimed that the deal includes a clearly stated Israeli pledge to not harm the released prisoners in any way. (Elior Levy)
