Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal said Friday that captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit will not be freed unless Israel releases hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. "Shalit will not to home before the liberation of our prisoners," Meshaal told thousands of people at a ceremony in Syria's capital Damascus, where he lives in exile. Meshaal made the remarks during the gathering to ...

Hamas on Wednesday was considering Israel's latest proposal for the swap of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners for a soldier captured by Gaza militants three years ago, an official said. "The German mediator gave the Israeli proposal to the Hamas movement today during a morning meeting," Taher al-Nunu, a spokesman for the Hamas-run government, told AFP. "Hamas is studying this ...

A German mediator was on Wednesday to present Israel's proposal for the swap of Palestinian prisoners for a captured soldier to the Islamist Hamas movement, an official from the group said. "The German mediator will meet a Hamas delegation in Gaza today to discuss the Shalit affair," the official told AFP, asking not to be named. The German was ...

Hamas blamed Israel on Tuesday for stalling efforts to swap hundreds of Palestinian prisoners for a captured soldier after the Jewish state sent a reply to the Islamists' most recent offer. The two sides had appeared to be close to reaching a deal, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holding five meetings in less than 48 hours with six top ...