IDF: Shalit is home

"Gilad Shalit is home," Israel's chief military spokesman said on Tuesday, confirming that the captive Israeli soldier released by Gaza's Hamas rulers had been returned to Israel in a prisoner swap.

Brigadier-General Yoav Mordechai made the announcement on live television at Israel's Vineyard of Peace border post with Egypt, where Shalit, 25, crossed into Israel. (Reuters)