04.03.2011                      28.Adar l, 5771

Shalit:

Shalit negotiations to be discussed in Hamas talks in Damascus

Hamas says progress made in negotiations over kidnapped IDF soldier's release and that the German mediator has presented new ideas to both sides.

A delegation of senior Hamas officials left for Damascus on Thursday for talks with the group's chief, Khaled Mashal, during which the issue of kidnapped Israeli Defense Forces solider Gilad Shalit will be discussed.
The delegation, which left Gaza via the Rafah crossing on the border with Egypt, was originally set to leave at the end of January, but was delayed when the uprising in Egypt occurred….