Who Are the Terrorists Being Freed in the Shalit Deal?
JTA
Freed Hamas top security strategist Yehya Al- Senwar is greeted by a member of the Hamas Military wing upon his arrival at the Rafah crossing.
In exchange for Gilad Shalit’s release, Israel is freeing 1,027 Palestinian security prisoners. The first 477, agreed upon with Hamas, were released Tuesday. Most had been serving life sentences for their roles in attacks against Israelis, and they included the organizers or perpetrators of many of the most infamous terrorist attacks against Israelis over the past several decades.
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