Israel to free 20 for Shalit film

Israel to free 20 for Shalit film

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Israel has said it will release 20 Palestinian women from detention in return for proof that captured soldier Gilad Shalit is still alive.

A statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said it was waiting to receive video taken recently by his militant captors in Gaza.

Israel currently holds about 10,000 Palestinian prisoners.

Gilad Shalit has not been seen since his capture by Hamas militants in a raid on an Israeli border base in 2006. </p

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