| Noam Shalit, father of Israeli captured soldier Gilad Shalit, is seen at
the courtroom of the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, on October 17, 2011,
prior to a discussion in four petitions filed to the court by Israeli
relatives of Palestinian attack victims, opposing the upcoming prisoner
exchange deal with Hamas. Under a prisoner swap deal signed with Israel,
the Islamist group Hamas will free Israeli captured soldier Gilad
Shalit, held in Gaza since 2006, in exchange for 1,027 Palestinian
prisoners. |