Hamas: Second stage of Shalit deal by December 19
The execution of the second half of the Shalit deal will go ahead by December 19, the Hamas prisoners' minister Salah Arouri said in an interview with a website affiliated with Hamas.
According to Arouri, Israel made a commitment to release 550 security prisoners two months after the first part of the deal is carried out so that the allotted time comes to an end on December 19. Moreover, he claimed that the unity agreement with Fatah does not restrict Hamas from responding to any attack from Israel. (Elior Levy)
