JERUSALEM, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- The parents of kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit are seeking clarifications from the government over their son's status, sources say.
Noam and Aviva Shalit were scheduled to meet Monday with Hagai Hadas, the Israeli envoy to talks for the release the soldier. Unnamed sources told Ynetnews.com the couple planned ask him for clarifications following a report in the German weekly Der Spiegel that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had pulled back an Israeli offer to release hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in exchange for Shalit.