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Gilad Shalit ( Hebrew: גלעד שליט, Gilˁad Šaliṭ listen ⓘ; born 28 August 1986) is a former MIA soldier of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) who, on 25 June 2006, was captured by Palestinian militants in a cross-border raid via tunnels near the Israeli border.
The Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange (Hebrew: עסקת שליט; Arabic: صفقة شاليط), also known as Wafa al-Ahrar (Arabic: وفاء الأحرار) ("Faithful to the free"), followed a 2011 agreement between Israel and Hamas to release Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit in exchange for 1,027 prisoners — almost all Palestinians and Arab ...
May 31, 2024 · Gilad Shalit (born August 28, 1986, Nahariyya, Israel) is an Israeli soldier who was captured and held by Palestinian militants from June 2006 to October 2011. Shalit’s captivity became a significant focal point in Israeli politics and society.
Former solider Gilad Shalit recently met with the families of several Israelis kidnapped by Hamas on October 7 and shared with them how he endured five years as a hostage of the Gaza-ruling...
Jun 23, 2021 · Gilad Shalit, a former Israel Defense Forces soldier held captive for five years by the Gaza-ruling Hamas terror group, married his fiancé on Wednesday evening, 10 years after he was released as...
Oct 18, 2011 · Gilad Shalit was a 19-year-old enlisted man guarding an Israeli army post when Palestinian militants attacked his tank and abducted him more than five years ago.
Aug 8, 2014 · Read CNN’s Fast Facts about Gilad Shalit and learn more about the Israeli soldier abducted and imprisoned by the military wing of Hamas from 2006 to 2011.
