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Israel

Gilad Shalit undergoes surgery

Gilad Shalit is spending his second weekend of freedom as a patient at the Rambam Hospital in Haifa.  According to reports, Shalit sustained damage to his hand during his 2006 abduction.  Seven pieces of embedded shrapnel were removed during his...

Gilad Shalit returns to Israel

Gilad Shalit, the Israeli Defense Force member captured in a border crossing incident 2006 by Hamas and held as a pawn for the last five years, crossed over from Egypt to Israel at 11 a.m. on October 18. According to...