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Hamas leader Meshal: No Shalit deal before Gaza truce

Exiled Hamas leader Khaled Meshal on Tuesday accused Israel of thwarting Egyptian efforts to reach a truce in the Gaza Strip by adding conditions to the deal at the last minute.

Meshal made his comments in reference to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's insistence that no truce could be reached with Hamas until an agreement has been set for the release of abducted Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit.

Hamas official: “Shalit, truce, could be concluded after Israeli elections”

A senior Hamas official stated Sunday that he expects that a truce with Israel could be declared after the Israeli elections next Tuesday, and that the issue of the captured soldier, Gilad Shalit, would also be concluded, the Maan News Agency reported.

Gilad Shalit - Image by AP
Gilad Shalit - Image by AP

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