Israel would exchange as many as 400 Palestinian prisoners to secure the release of an Israeli soldier who has been held by Palestinian militants for nearly two years under a deal being negotiated with the assistance of Egyptian mediators, Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit said yesterday. -
Israel Would Trade 400 For Soldier, Egypt Says
Israel would exchange as many as 400 Palestinian prisoners to secure the release of an Israeli soldier who has been held by Palestinian militants for nearly two years under a deal being negotiated with the assistance of Egyptian mediators, Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit said yesterday.-
By Glenn Kessler