1000 Palestinian Prisoners Should be Released in Exchange for Shalit

1 September 2007

Dr. Osama Al-Muzini confirmed that Hamas refuses to give up its demands to exchange prisoners with the occupation forces. Hamas is insisting on releasing 1000 Palestinian prisoners who have long sentences.

The 1000 Palestinian prisoners should be released in three stages. The first stage will be at the moment of letting the Zionist soldier out of his shelter in Gaza and 100 Palestinian prisoners at the moment of arriving Egypt, as the agreement done by Egypt.

The second stage is the release of 550 Palestinian prisoners at the moment of arriving Shalit to his family. However , the occupation forces refused to release the Palestinian prisoners at the first stage.

Dr. Al-Muzini noted that the occupation forces asked Hamas movement to change the first stage list of names while Hamas refused to change any name. " There is no specific time in this deal and it may take months to be finished.

Three Resistance Factions declared the responsibility of arresting the Zionist soldier " Gilad Shalit" in a Zionist military site before a year in Southern Gaza Strip.