1 of 2 | An Israeli holds a sticker with photos of the kidnapped Israeli soldiers at a demonstration marking the year anniversary of the abduction of Gilad Shalit, outside the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament, June 24, 2007. The soldiers, Gilad Shalit was kidnapped June 25, 2006, by Hamas near Gaza, while Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser were captured July 12 by Hezbollah on the Israeli-Lebanon border. (UPI Photo/Debbie Hill) |
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"If Israel paid so much to Hezbollah for dead soldiers, we can demand more for a living soldier," a Hamas negotiator told the Egyptian mediator.
Israel's major card is the Rafah border crossing from Gaza to Egypt. It has said that the crossing won't be opened until Shalit is freed.
Shalit, who turns 22 in two weeks, was captured in June 2006 in a raid hear the Gaza Strip.