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HARDtalk: Noam Shalit

23/09/2008

Noam Shalit

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Gilad Shalit is being held by Hamas. His father wants to increase awareness of his plight.

Israeli Corporal Gilad Shalit is being held by Hamas somewhere inside the Gaza strip. His father is in London to increase international awareness of his son's plight.

On the 25th of  June 2006, Palestinian militants dug a tunnel from the Gaza Strip into Israel, and attacked an Israeli army post. Two Israeli soldiers were killed. Corporal Gilad Shalit was captured.  More than two years later he is still being held by Hamas somewhere inside the Gaza strip.

His father, Noam Shalit has come to London to try and increase international awareness of his son's plight. Can Israel be persuaded to pay the price Hamas is asking in return for Corporal Shalit?

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