Israel Begins Processing Palestinian Prisoners To Be Freed In Shalit Deal -- Haaretz
The prisoners are scheduled to undergo checks in the Ketziot prison, near the border with Egypt, and in the Sharon facility in central Israel; swap expected to take place on Tuesday.
Israel early Sunday began transferring Palestinian prisoners to jails in the south and center of the country to prepare for the high-profile swap which will see the release of captive Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit, Israel Radio reported.
The swap is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, a week after a deal was sealed between Israel and Hamas to free the soldier in exchange for 1,027 Palestinian prisoners. Shalit has been held by militants in the Gaza Strip since he was abducted in a cross-border raid more than five years ago.
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More News On The Prisoner Exchange For Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit
Processing begins for prisoners to be freed in Schalit deal -- Jerusalem Post
Israel names prisoners to be freed in swap deal -- Reuters
Israel releases list of Palestinian prisoners to be swapped -- CNN
Israel names 477 prisoners to be released -- Al Jazeera
The dangerous precedents of the Shalit deal -- Haaretz
To Gaza by way of the Rabbit Hole, also known as Erez Crossing -- Karl Vick, Time
My Comment: Al Jazeera published the list of prisoners to be released, and in that list I immediately noticed that most of the prisoners are serving life sentences for murder. Small comfort to those Israeli families knowing that those responsible for the deaths of the their loved ones are being released.
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