16.03.2011                      10.Adar ll, 5771

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'Hamas is responsible for failure of Shalit talks'

The prime minister blames Hamas for failure to come to agreement on freeing captured IDF soldier Gilad Shalit; earlier on Tuesday, Israelis took to the streets for five minutes of silence to remember Shalit.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed Hamas on Tuesday for the failure to reach an agreement over the return of kidnapped Israel Defense Forces solider Gilad Shalit.
Speaking in response to a demonstration held on Shalit's behalf earlier in the day, Netanyahu said the government is "working all the time" to bring about an end to Shalit's captivity in Gaza….