Israel Declares No Truce Possible Until Soldier Returned

Israel has declared there would be no truce in the Gaza Strip until Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit is released by his captors.

Israel’s security cabinet made the announcement on Wednesday, stating the blockade that now exists in Gaza will remain in place until Shalit is freed. In a statement released shortly after their meeting the cabinet noted, “The security cabinet unanimously decided that the release of the soldier Shalit is a condition to any agreement with Hamas.” Shalit was taken hostage in 2006 while patrolling the border between Israel and Gaza and Israeli officials believe the soldier is still alive.

Initially Israel had demanded an end to rocket attacks launched by Hamas before a truce would be discussed and the latest condition has angered Palestinians who now believe any chance of peace is quickly slipping away.

Hamas has criticized the security cabinet’s position stating there could be no link between Shalit and the blockade. Israel has enforced the blockade since Hamas took control of Gaza in 2007 and since that time Palestinians have used tunnels to smuggle in goods from Egypt.

Those tunnels were targeted by Israel when they launched a three-week campaign inside Gaza that killed more than 1,300 Palestinians and left another 50,000 homeless.

Egypt had been in the middle of the truce talks, acting as mediators, but Israel’s latest demand could lead the neighboring country to abandon their efforts.

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