Hamas does not confirm status of kidnapped Israeli soldier
June 25, 2009 . 09h34 to 09h46 . updated
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The Palestinian Islamic movement Hamas announced that it can not confirm nor
deny whether the information on Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, kidnapped in
Gaza is alive.

"The insane war in Gaza destroyed everything, so do not know if Shalit is
alive or dead," said the press today Osama al-Muzaini, a Hamas official
authorized to speak about the case.

Today three years are completed the capture of Shalit, held in a raid of a
Palestinian militia observation post near the Israeli border with Gaza.

Although the couple has sent three letters and a video to your family, since
mid last year his health status is unknown.

Muzaini said that in any case, Israel should continue with negotiations to
exchange Shalit for Palestinian prisoners and other Arabs.

"The Zionist enemy should follow the negotiations without any sign that
confirms or denies if he is alive or dead," he added.

In the last three years Israel and Hamas negotiated with the mediation of
Egypt to achieve an exchange that ended up not finding the differences on
the amount involved in the negotiations.

The father of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, his brother and several human
rights organizations, today asked the governments of Israel and Gaza to
their release.

"My call today is that every citizen, man or woman, young or old, closed
his eyes for three minutes, so try to imagine my son Gilad is ticking," said
Noam Shalit, father of the military, in statements to a local radio station.