Gilad Shalit video shows him healthy and lucid
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Uploaded by Learsi1999 on Oct 3, 2009
Hamas released a video recording of captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, proving the he is alive and well. In a two and a half minute statement, Shalit held up a Palestinian newspaper from September 14, 2009, and recalled an event from his past that only he and his family would know.
His voice was strong and clear. He expressed the hope that PM Benjamin Netanyahu would not miss the opportunity to secure his release.
In the first part of what appears to be a deal in the works, some 20 Palestinian female prisoners either convicted or suspected of attacks on Israelis, were released.
Following is the full transcript of Shalit's video message:
"Hello, I am Gilad, son of Noam and Aviva Schalit, brother of Hadas and Yoel, who lives in Mitzpe Hila. My ID number is 300097029.
"As you see I am holding in my hands the Palestine newspaper of September 14, 2009, published in Gaza. I am reading the paper in order to find information regarding myself, hoping to find some information from which I would learn of my release and upcoming return home. I have been hoping and waiting for the day of me release for a long time. I hope the current government under Binyamin Netanyahu will not waste the chance to finalize a deal, and I will therefore be able to finally have my dream come true and be released.
"I wish to send regards to my family and say to them that I love and miss them and yearn for the day in which I would see them again.
"Dad, Yoel and Hadas, do you remember the day when you visited my base on the Golan Heights on December 31st, 2005, that if I am not mistaken was called Revaya B. We walked around the base and you took photos of me on the Merkava tank and on one of the old tanks at the entrance to the base. We then went to a restaurant in one of the Druze villages and on the way we took photos on the side of the road with the snow-covered Mount Hermon in the background.
"I wish to say to you that I feel good, health-wise, and the Mujahadeen of the Izzadien al-Qassam Brigades are treating me very well. Thank you and goodbye."
In the footage, Shalit addresses the camera directly, and at one point walks up to the camera and then returns to his chair. He also appears relaxed, not terrified.
Netanyahu's appointee on the Shalit case, Hagai Hadas, reached the Prime Minister's official residence in Jerusalem with the recording at 12:30. Hadas and IDF Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi had reviewed the footage and approved the release of the prisoners, indicating that the video fulfilled Israel's demands.
OC Manpower Division Maj.-Gen. Avi Zamir arrived by helicopter with a copy of the video at the Schalit residence in Mitzpe Hila, where he viewed the video with the family.
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The Prime Minister's Office issued a statement following the release of the clip. "Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu watched the video of Gilad Shalit in his office and has spoken with Noam Schalit," a statement read by the prime minister's media spokesman said.
"The prime minister believes the importance of the tape is in putting the responsibility for Gilad's health and wellbeing squarely on Hamas's shoulders. The prime minister says that even though the the release of Shalit is still far from us, the video is an encouraging sign," the statement continued.
Defense Minister Ehud Barak spoke with Noam Schalit and Zvi Schalit, Gilad's grandfather, at around 2 p.m., just minutes after the family viewed the video. He told them: "I want to hug you. Gilad looks healthy, and this fact only further puts into focus my own responsibility and the responsibility of all of us to bring him home."
A statement issued by the Elysee Palace in Paris called for the "immediate, unconditional release of Shalit," who holds dual Israeli-French citizenship. His father Noam has been lobbying with French President Nicholas Sarkozy to help in securing the release of his son. The soldier's French citizenship no doubt contributed to keeping him alive while in captivity in the Gaza Strip for the last 1,195 days.
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