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Palestinian Hamas militants patrol on the main road in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on October 17, 2011, as Palestinians prepare for the first stage of an unprecedented prisoner release and exchange deal under which Israel has agreed to free 1,027 Palestinian detainees in return for an Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit who was captured in 2006. Israelis and Palestinians were waiting with bated breath for the planned release on October 18 of a first tranche of 477 Palestinian prisoners in return for an end to the more than five year captivity of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. Photo by Ahmed Deeb/wn
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 Lexington Herald-Leader 
Other voices: Israel opted for hope
Fri 21 Oct 2011
A tired and gaunt Gilad Shalit was met with celebration in his homeland after his family's struggle over five years to have Hamas free the terrorist group's captive. The 25-year-old sergeant first... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
File - Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah gestures during a speech at the opening of a book fair in the southern Beirut suburb of Dahieh, Lebanon Wednesday, May 2, 2007.
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 Middle East Online 
Is Iran Cornered?
Fri 21 Oct 2011
On October 12, the Kuwaiti newspaper al-Qabas reported that Iran had informed Hezbollah that it would cut funding to the Shia militia by forty percent. The source cited the cutback as a result of... (photo: AP / Mahmoud Tawil)
Mitchell, as Special Envoy for Middle East Peace, meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. On January 22, 2009, President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appointed Mitchell as the administration's Special Envoy to the Arab-Israeli peace process, formally known as the "Special Envoy for Middle East Peace"  Ha'aretz  Fri 21 Oct 2011
Despite Shalit release, Netanyahu not yet a leader
The day will come when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is asked a question like the kind asked by radio host Shmuel Flatto-Sharon: "What have you done for the country?" He will think and... (photo: Creative Commons / Duffy)
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 Egyptian engineer Mohammed Sayed Saber, from the country´s nuclear energy agency, who is accused of spying for the Israeli secret service Mossad, waves from the court cell in Cairo Egypt, Tuesday, May 15, 2007 during his first session of his trial.  Khaleej Times  Fri 21 Oct 2011
Egypt, Israel close to swap of alleged spy for prisoners
CAIRO ' The Egyptian foreign ministry has been charged with overseeing the exchange of an Israeli-American alleged spy being held in Egypt for Egyptian prisoners in Israel, the official Mena news... (photo: AP /Amr Nabil)
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From Hamas to Abbas Ha'aretz Fri 21 Oct 2011
From Hamas to Abbas
The waves of excitement and joy that swept over the country with Gilad Shalit's return home were accompanied by concerns about the price Israelis might pay for the... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
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Palestinians celebrate a deal that will see Palestinian detainees freed in exchange for captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit on October 12, 2011 in Gaza City. Israel and Hamas have reached a deal that would see the release of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit in exchange for 1,027 Palestinian prisoners. Photo by Ahmed Deeb/wn Huffington Post Fri 21 Oct 2011
What Shalit and Gaddafi Have in Common
The 24-hour news cycle quickened this week. There was so much to say, but no time to say it, because the events happened so fast. Newspapers were ready to publish... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
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Palestinian Hamas militants patrol on the main road in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on October 17, 2011, as Palestinians prepare for the first stage of an unprecedented prisoner release and exchange deal under which Israel has agreed to free 1,027 Palestinian detainees in return for an Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit who was captured in 2006. Israelis and Palestinians were waiting with bated breath for the planned release on October 18 of a first tranche of 477 Palestinian prisoners in return for an end to the more than five year captivity of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. Photo by Ahmed Deeb/wn The Boston Globe Fri 21 Oct 2011
Father: Israeli soldier treated harshly by Hamas
JERUSALEM-The father of the Israeli soldier freed this week in a swap with the Islamic militant group Hamas said Thursday that his son "endured harsh things" while held... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
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The Family Hassan Salame, watch a television broadcast featuring Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, celebrating a deal that will see Palestinian detainees freed in exchange for Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, Hassan Salame a Hamas leader imprisoned for life for attacks committed in Israel, holds a portrait of their son at their house in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip on October 11, 2011. Salama is one of the founders of Hamas’ armed wing, the Ezzedine al-Qassan Brigades and is the mastermind of several deadly attacks committed in Israel.  Photo by Ahmed Deeb/wn NZ Herald Thu 20 Oct 2011
Shalit's hidden prison - the mystery Israel couldn't solve
For more than five years, Gilad Shalit was never more than a few kilometres from Israel's border yet the vaunted Israeli security services, which have repeatedly... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
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A home once owned by Mansour Arbabsiar on West Manor Drive in Corpus Christi, Texas is photographed, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011. WorldNews.com Thu 20 Oct 2011
Unfolding a plot: Mossad at work
Article by Dr. Ismail Salami Despite its evidently make-believe facade, the cooked-up story of the Saudi envoy assassination plot does not seem to be something which can... (photo: AP / Paul Iverson)
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Pro-Syrian President Bashar Assad supporters shout pro-Assad slogans and hold up his portrait as they demonstrate to show their support for their president, in Damascus, Syria, on Tuesday March 29, 2011. Pledging allegiance for President Bashar Assad as he faces the biggest challenge to his 11-year rule, hundreds of thousands of Syrians gathered in a central Damascus square Tuesday, waving his pictures and chanting support. The New York Times Wed 19 Oct 2011
In Syrian City, Big Rally in Defense of Embattled Leader
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Large crowds of Syrians rallied in the northern city of Aleppo on Wednesday in support of the government of President Bashar al-Assad, while... (photo: AP / Muzaffar Salman)
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